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\nProfessional Development Office  \nBUSD Grade LevelAcademic Vocabulary  \nBE RKELEY UNI FIED S CH O OL D I ST RI CT  \n# Grade Level Academic Vocabulary\n\nProfessional Development Office1701 San Pablo Ave • Room 18Berkeley, CA 94702Phone 510.644.8727  \nTable of Contents  \nAcknowledgements................................................................ 1  \nOverview ................................................................ ................. 2  \nImplementation................................................................ ....... 5  \nExplicit Instruction................................................................ . 7  \nGuidelines for Explicit Instruction ................................ ........ 8  \nSystematic Practice ................................ ............................. 11  \nReview and Deep Processing................................ .............. 12  \nSelecting Vocabulary................................ ........................... 14  \nTemplates ................................................................ ............. 15  \nUseful Links................................................................ .......... 20  \nGrade Level Academic Vocabulary List ............................. 22  \nHigh School Level ................................ ....................... 23  \nMiddle School Level................................ .................... 25  \nElementary Level................................ ......................... 28  \nAlphabetical List for Quick Reference................................ 34  \nBibliography ................................................................ ......... 36  \n# Acknowledgements\n\nMany teachers have given input to this manual andthe list itself.The following Berkeley educators contributed hours of worksynthesizing the current research, bestpractice, and theirprofessional expertise.  \n# BUSD K-12Academic Vocabulary Team\n\nHeather Tugwell, Coordinator  \nCaitlin AlastraDana BlanchardJamie CarlsonMonique DeBritoVictoria EdwardsKathleen GadwayAllison KellyNabila MassoumiAngelica Perez  \nHeidi Ramirez-WeberVeronica Valerio  \nSpecial Thanks to:  \nNeil Smith, Co-Superintendent  \nChristina Faulkner, Director of Instructional Services  \nVeronica Valerio, BUSD Professional Development CoordinatorCathy Campbell, Berkeley Federation of Teachers President  \nBUSD Grade Level Academic Vocabulary Manual by Heather Tugwell  \nA C O M M O NB A S E L I N E O FA C A D E M I CV O C A B U L A R Y  \n# Overview\n\nOne of the major instructional shiftsin the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) isthe renewed focus on the importance of general academic vocabulary.  \nThe BUSD Grade Level Academic Vocabulary List is designed to help BerkeleyUnified School District systematically enhance the academic vocabulary of all of ourstudents to better prepare them to learn the new Common Core State Standards. 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