Using a Thesaurus

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Grade Level

• Middle School

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Subject

• Language

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Length of Time

• 45 Minutes To 1 Hour

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Description

• In this lesson, students will learn to use a Thesaurus. They will have a worksheet of words that they are to look up and find other words that they can use in place of the given words. They will also write sentences for each new word.

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Goals

• Students will learn:
  
  * Learn new words
  
  * Write sentences using the new words
  
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Materials Needed

• * Thesaurus
  
  * The worksheet that I have included in this lesson
  
  * Pencils and Erasers
  
  

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Procedure

• First, you will copy the worksheet so that each student will have a copy.
  
  Then, you will explain what a Thesaurus is and how to use it.
  
  After that, you will pass out the worksheets and have the students work independently.
  
  
  
  Worksheet - Learning to use a Thesaurus
  
  Directions: Look up the following words in a Thesaurus and find other words that you can use instead of the given words. Then, write the words in sentences.
  
  1. Walk
  
  2. Hungry
  
  3. Colony
  
  4. Distinguish
  
  5. Division
  
  6. Meditate
  
  7. Essence
  
  8. Pamper
  
  9. Angry
  
  10. Scary
  
  11. Excellence
  
  12. Humble
  
  13. Correct
  
  14. Careful
  
  15. Dishonest
  
  16. Asleep
  
  17. Obvious
  
  18. Persuade
  
  19. Group
  
  20. Middle
  

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Grading

• You can give 5 points for each correct answer and sentence.
  
  100 to 90 = A
  
  89 to 80 = B
  
  79 to 70 = C
  
  69 to 60 = D
  
  Below 60 = F
  
  

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