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Identify target words from your current instruction. For example, in a middle school American history chapter about Andrew Jackson’s presidency, popular democracy, and conflicts over states’ rights, students need a rich understanding of key terms in order to understand the content of the text (e.g., compromise, democracy, issue, policy).  \n2. Provide students with a Frayer Model graphic organizer (Figure 4 .2). Frayer Model graphic organizers consist of four squares labeled essential characteristics, nonessential characteristics, examples, and nonexamples. The target word is placed in the center.  \n3. Display a copy of the graphic organizer on a SMART Board or on a PowerPoint using an overhead projector.  \nfigure 4.2. Graphic organizer for the Frayer Model. (Source: Frayer, Frederick, & Klausmeier, 1969. )  \n51  \n4. Have students write the key term in the center of the graphic organizer.  \n5. Have students brainstorm ideas to complete each of the areas of the graphic organizer. Discuss students’ ideas and record ideas on a SMART Board or on a PowerPoint using an overhead projector. Students should be able to make connections between essential features and examples and between nonessential features and nonexamples.  \n6. Have students complete their individual organizers while you are completing the displayed organizer.  \n7. Have students work with a partner and take turns describing the target word to each other using their graphic organizers as a guide.  \nfIx-upS  \n• This strategy focuses on a single word’s meaning, and it can take some time to complete. For this reason, we suggest that you limit this strategy to key concepts related to your current chapter.  \n• You can modify the category titles in each square to help your students focus on more specific ideas related to your content area.  \n• Depending upon individual student’s developmental needs, you may need to provide explanations for some of the ideas presented in the class.  \nextenSIonS  \nQuick Writing Have students summarize their understanding of the target word in a quick write.  \nTriple-Entry Journals Before using the Frayer Model, have students describe their understanding of the target word in their triple-entry journals. After using the Frayer Model, have students add their new understandings to their entry.  \nWord Builder Once students have an understanding of the target word from the Frayer Model, have them focus on the morphological variations of that word using the Word Builder activity (described later in this section).  \n\n|  | woRd SoRtS |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n\n\n| Meaning-focused input Meaning-focused output | | Language-focused learning Developing fluency | ✓ |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\nwHAt IS It?  \nWord sorting (Gillett, Temple, & Crawford, 2004) is a hands-on activity allowing students to manipulate words into categories based on their meanings, relationships, forms, and functions.  \n52  \n• Word sorts provide students with opportunities to compare and contrast, analyze word meanings, or analyze word form.  \n• You will never run out of ideas f","cbCaijyqCqzIz9oR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijyqCqzIz9oR","pdf",1103651,"English","# What is it?\n## Why do it?\n## How to implement\n## Fix-ups\n## Extensions\n# What is it?\n## How to implement","[{\"question\":\"What is the Frayer Model used for?\",\"answer\":\"The Frayer Model uses a graphic organizer to help students explore deeper meanings of select academic words by examining essential and nonessential characteristics and by identifying examples and nonexamples.\"},{\"question\":\"Why should teachers do the tasks in the Frayer Model?\",\"answer\":\"It gives students opportunities to clarify their understanding of target vocabulary by comparing essential vs. nonessential features and by distinguishing examples from nonexamples.\"},{\"question\":\"How do word sorts work and how can they be managed?\",\"answer\":\"Word sorting is a hands-on activity where students categorize words based on meaning, relationships, forms, and functions. 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