Story of Your Life Lesson Plan

Linguistic Terminology

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

The students will learn new terminology directly related to the field of linguistics

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

Structure:

As there is a great deal of terminology related to linguistics in the novella, this pre-reading activity will have students working in small groups to understand the new vocabulary and give them the foundation of the work before they begin reading.

Place the students into either pairs or small groups. With their partners, the students will research the meaning of each word. They should work together to create and write down a definition for each of the following...