Using a thesaurus

Using a thesaurus

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Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about information that a thesaurus provides.
thesaurus-word-crooked.png
 
Use this entry from a thesaurus to help you write a similar entry for the word "joyful".

Question 2Change answer

a)  Write a similar entry for the keyword: joyful
     i)  Part of speech  adjectiveadverbverbnoun
     ii) What the word means
     iii) Illustration sentence
     iv) Related words (2) with illustration sentence
        1.       
        2.  
     v)    Cross reference/contrasting words 
       1.       2.       3.  

Question 2Change answer

b)  What is a thesaurus most useful for?
Task administration: 
  • This task can be adapted for students by substituting the word "joyful" with words that are a classroom focus or are of greater interest. 
  • This task could be used in conjuction with the English Level 5 ARB resources based on the text "Up from the ashes" See Up from the Ashes: "tragedy" and Up from the Ashes: "grateful" .
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Thinking, Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
thesaurus, vocabulary, grammar knowledge
Description of task: 
Students are assessed on their ability to use the modelled features of a thesaurus to create their own thesaurus page.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students’ ability to create texts to meet the writing demands of the New Zealand Curriculum.
 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • choose effective content, language, and text structure
  • use vocabulary that clearly conveys ideas, experiences, or information
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
 
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Writing meaningful text: text features, sets 5-7
Writing meaningful text: vocabulary knowledge, sets 5-7
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
       

Y10 (09/1999)
a) i) Joyful (given)
adjective		 easy
ii) Full of joy/glad/delighted. very easy
iii) Any suitable sentence, e.g., She was joyful following the announcement of her exam results. very easy
iv) Any 2 related words with illustration sentence, e.g.,

Excited, ecstatic, jolly, pleasant, blissful, content, cheerful, gay, glad, delighted.

  • Glad. She was glad for the team.
  • Delighted. He was delighted with his progress.
 2 marks – moderate

1 mark – easy
v) Any 3 of:

Sad, melancholy, down, unhappy, depressed, upset, gloomy, dismal, pessimistic, sombre.

 3 marks – difficult

2 marks – difficult

1 mark – moderate
b)   Any 1 of:

  • To find a better match of meaning and intent.
  • Wanting variety in your writing.
  • To find antonyms.
 easy