Synonyms for clarify movie#

Synonyms for clarify movie#

They will then be using the Visual Thesaurus to find synonyms to rewrite the movie or book's title. Explain to groups that they will each be receiving the name of a famous movie or book on an index card and that they cannot reveal the title to other groups.Have partners join up with another set of partners in order to form small groups of four students each.

If students are hesitant, you could first supply a model: Have a few partnerships read aloud their revised versions of the warm-up paragraph.If students are unsure of the synonyms' definitions, then click on individual synonyms so students can read the meanings of each of the related words they are considering. Explain to students that they should now work with a partner to choose synonyms of 'great' from the displayed word web to revise the paragraph about the party.Distribute copies of the 'Using Synonyms in Your Writing' sheet to each student ( please click here to download PDF attachment).Revising the warm-up paragraph by using synonyms of 'great': Explain to students that these words are all related to great and some of them are synonyms that could be used in place of great in the warm-up paragraph. Point out that each of these three meaning bubbles lead to words in an outer ring of the web.(Students should recognize that the definitions 'very good ' 'remarkable or out of the ordinary ' and 'of major significance or importance' could all apply to the warm-up paragraph.) Challenge students to help you identify which three meanings of 'great' could apply to the sample paragraph from the warm-up.Display the Visual Thesaurus word web for 'great' on the white board, and point out the nine 'meaning' or 'definition' bubbles surrounding the word 'great.'.Instruction: Using the VT to identify definitions and synonyms of 'great' that are relevant to the warm-up paragraph: