Title: Embedding and Enriching Language in the Creative Curriculum Gifted and Talented Children
1Embedding and Enriching Language in the Creative
CurriculumGifted and Talented Children
2- Opportunities to support all childrenbut
- especially GT can be offered through
- expanding, enriching and embedding
- LANGUAGE
- the etymology,
- development and
- understanding
-
- and
- QUESTIONING skills
- appropriate use
- and level of language
3Language a fundamental tool in the armoury of
GT children
- Impoverished language decimates opportunities in
life and curtails - creativity and potential achievements.
- Enriched language is a powerful key that opens so
many doors of - opportunity and empowers for life.
4- Continually develop inquisitiveness about
language through - SODA activities Synonyms/Antonyms Creative
Collective Nouns - ConundrumsCall My Bluff
- P words Portmanteau Palindrome
Pandemonium - Lost for Words? Instead of said and went
- Onomatopoeic words
- Using pictures to generate new vocabulary
- Word Trees words of anger words of calm
- Etymology of Words Kennings Karmadharaya
- Idioms and Cliches BIG words
for little words - What can you do with the LONGEST word?
5- SODA (Start Of The Day Activities) Multi-syllabic
word on board - INDESTRUCTABLE SAID
- Synonyms
- bellowedshriekedsplutteredmusedmurmuredmutter
edwhimpered - chokedbabbledscreameddemandedyelpedgrumbledp
rotestedmumbled - hummedsighedwhisperedgulpedprotestedscreeched
sobbedyelled - begged hollered sang guessed
suggested replied hissed - Antonyms
- whisperedbellowed howledsimpered
murmuredscreeched bawledwhimpered
sniffed snarled commandedbegged - babbledarticulated demandedagreed
sobbedlaughed - Rhyme Alliteration
- Expect them to be used during creative writing.
6Creative Collective Nouns
- Invent!
- A prickle of hedgehogs.
- A blithering of idiots.
- A tilt of windmills.
- A sulk of teenagers.
- An undulation of hills.
- A wiggle of Elvis impersonators.
- A skulk of foxes.
- A tangle of tricksters.
- A fluff of clouds.
- A stench of skunks.
- A steaming of puddings.
- A knot of stomachs.
- An incantation of spells.
- A fracturing of bones.
- A penalty of footballs.
- A rhubarb of pies.
- A twist of ankles.
7Synonyms
- Whoops-a-daisy! The box of synonyms has been
- dropped all over the floor..sort them out!
- fall weep cry coax
tumble race - sob dash hurry gallop
- persuade plummet influence
- dive drop sprint howl enthuse
- encourage wail scamper cajole
8- Antonymsmatch the opposites
- svelte microscopic modern
long - cowardly narrow above
ecstatic - found safe high weak
near - famous wavy short raced
unknown - straight melancholy lost low
dawdled - stout wide titanic ancient
dangerous - brave beneath strong day
mountainous - cavernous early tardy far
night
9- Language Conundrums
- Brilliant investigative material.
- Start at the far end of the alphabetthe
- end children dont use too much.
- Whats a ZEUGMA?
- Challenge
- Find dictionary meaning.
- Then play Call My Bluff
- Give 3 plausible explanations.
10- Call My Bluff
- Zeugma
- The use of a single word (often a verb) or phrase
to - link or apply to two or more nouns when its
sense is - appropriate to only one of them.
- A German built robotic machine used in the
- pharmaceutical business for accurately balancing
- chemical blends in certain medicines when going
through - trials.
- Greek in origin, its a sneeze.
11ZEUGMA
- Use of a single word or phrase (esp. a verb)
- to link or apply to two or more nouns
- when its sense is appropriate to only
- one of them.
- Examples
- He held his tongue and his temper.
- He arrived in a taxi and a hurry.
- She opened the door and her heart to the orphan.
- Past the winning post he rode his bike and his
greatest ambition. - The men continued cutting down the rain forest
and the planets - lungs.
12- Try another! Call My Bluff Williwaw
- The aborigine women in the Australian outback,,
when attempting to get their young off to sleep,
would softly sing a williwaw .their version of
a lullaby.which alluded to Mother Nature calling
the children to the land of sleep and they must
go. - In the craggy Scottish highlands, at the time of
Robert the Bruce (King Robert 1), who was
fighting Edward Longshanks (King Edward 1 of
England) for the independence of Scotland, men
were said to give warning of the English army
approaching by a williwawa high-pitched wolf
sound that sent chills down the spine. - An Inuit word, describing the viciously cold wind
that descended from the snow and ice fields of
the Alaskan Panhandle, greatly accelerated by the
force of gravity and feared by the British seamen
in the 19th century who came across it whilst
sailing along the Alaskan fjords and Straits of
Magellan.
13A viciously cold wind of the Alaskan Panhandle region.
14P wordsPortmanteau Words
- Lewis Carrollnonsense language.
- Alice Through the Looking GlassHumpty Dumpty
Well, slithy means lithe and slimyyou - see, its like a Portmanteau .blending
together the meanings of two words. - (Frenchporterto carry and manteaumantle..a
huge bag that has two sections) - Examples
- Galumph ( gallop /triumphant)originally
described the swagger of the boy who slew the
jabberwocky and went gallumping back. - Chortle (chuckle/snort)onomatopaeic for a rich,
throaty gurgle of laughter.
15P wordsPalindromes
- Word, phrase, sentence read forwards or
backwardssays the - same thing.
- Examples
- ewe rotor level
dad radar sos pip - dont nod deer breed civic
oxo pop - mum minim kayak toot
nan wet stew - we sew was it a car or a cat I saw
Derek, I like red - he did huh race fast, safe car
never odd or even - In words, drown I redder
refer solos -
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16P wordsPandemonium words
- In the 2nd half of 19th century pandemonium
came to mean chaos and - commotion. Encourage use in creative writing to
create mood and vivid - imagery.
- uproar volatile explosive
jangling stormy thunderous
nightmarish frenzy - furore jittery hurly-burly
disastrous - raucous fevered tumultuous
squall - seismic convulsive disquiet
rumbustious - frisson cacophony rasping
rowdy
17- Lost for Words? SAID
- Nothing is guaranteed to bore a teacher more than
the repetition of said in a piece of writing. - Quietly does it
- assumed blushed cowered dreamed dithered
- acquiesced dribbled drooled gulped
hesitated - hummed lamented reflected whispered
twittered - yawned sighed purred sniffed vowed
quivered - Loudly does it
- wailed boomed exploded erupted cackled
- bickered howled yapped bellowed objected
- jabbered hollered hissed grizzled fumed
- interrupted swaggered squawked roared
rasped - Have a Wall of Words which children can use
in creative writing. - When used correctly, reward ! Competitionwho can
include the most?
18Mood Speed Impediment
bumped frolicked squirmed gyrate lunged writhed blitzed fluttered by forayed jaunted ambled dawdled pottered breezed meandered paced strolled coasted hot-footed it limped fumbled flagged muddled along teetered hobbled tottered lolloped
duck and dived snuck in trekked wriggled tiptoed swaggered stomped gambolled trounced gushed sprang steam-rollered warped loitered cantered dashed trickled puffed and panted crawled on hands and knees staggered laboured doddered
flurried lingered vaulted hopped shillied and shallied wafted rambled propelled galloped scarpered scooted catapaulted streaked gushed darted surged slogged jostled floundered shuffled buckled drudged wheezed wobbled
19- Onomatopoeic
- Words
- The formation of a word whose sound suggests the
- meaning of that word.
- Another whizz topic for investigation or play
BINGO
20blip brrrr! buzz plop! ping beep pitter-patter splish splosh crackle boing! swoosh fizz click-clack shoo! yuk! zing sh!sh! glug glug zonk vroom vroom!
achoo! woof! whoosh gush chuff neigh meow! honk gurgle kerplunk! zap! eek! biff swish hush! coo boo hiss clank bong! flush
beep phew! clomp clang whirr sizzle slurp oink oink! psst! whoops crunch squelch chirp sniff choo choo! moo aaarh! swoosh cuckoo ouch! tick-tock
21- Using pictures to
- generate new
- Vocabulary
- Whatever topic or theme for a story or
- Poem, in Geography, History, Drama or
- Science, use pictures to stimulate
- language and build vocabulary.
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25Word Treesanger and calm
apoplectic affronted cantankerous irate flaring flaming pugnacious incensed rankled venomous vindictive quarrelsome ruffled scorching resentful loathing rampage gripe brusque crusty embittered offensive huffy riled ranting fractious go berserk rancour wrath malicious hot under the collar hopping mad fiery furious bluster inflammable vexed snarling ratty spitting mad truculent spiteful seething uncontrollable
assuage placid pacify conciliatory peaceful tame unperturbed placate restrained sanctuary sedate tranquil nonchalant halcyon coolness cradling sombre composed becalmed convivial balmy appeased lull truce settled serene serenity slumber relaxed lulled sober soothing reposeful restive restrained passivity passive solace warmth wistful gently hopeful meek mild homely cosy diplomatic softly
26ETYMOLOGICAL InvestigationsWhere do these words
come from originally? What do they mean? How did
they get into our language? Use in Call My
Bluff.
- sandwich buccaneer
blitz - tally
curfew - eavesdrop cadge
flabbergast - milliner
- marathon flamboyant
scavenger
27Idioms and Cliches
- Choose a topic. Write theme in centre of huge
circle. Put in - as many idioms and cliches about that topic as
can be found. - All fingers and thumbs fight tooth and nail
Putting a brave face on it - Bite your tongue Got egg on his face
On tip of my tongue - Hit the nail on the head See eye to eye
Watch your mouth - Cat got your tongue Pulling your leg
Cost an arm and a leg - Two left feet Head in the clouds
Hour-glass figure Doe-eyed - Parts of the body.
- Having cold feet Two-faced Pins
and needles in my fingers - Head and shoulders above the rest
Memory like a sieve - A real brainbox A back as straight as a rod
Tongue-tied - Have itchy feet Hes an old hand at
this Learn by heart - Under your thumb Under your feet
Stick your neck out - Eyes bigger than his stomach
Eyes in the back of her head - Has not got a leg to stand on Keep eyes
peeled Fingers crossed
28Kennings
- Anglo-Saxon in origin.described something
without using its - nameused a compound phrase instead which
described its - appearance or actions.
- Eg. Night- hunter for a wolf.
- Sea- raider for their boats.
- Death-bringer for their swords.
- Sea steed for a ship.
- Sky-candle for the sun.
- Battle-sweat for blood.
- The whales- way for the sea.
- Blood-ember for an axe.
- Sun of the houses for fire.
- Modern day possibilities
- Dream machine for a bike.
- Squirrel highways for an oak tree.
- Black coat of the road for asphalt.
- Yellow hem of the seas blue skirt
29Karmadharaya (from SANSKRIT)
- A compound word in which the first half
- is an adjective that describes the second
- half, which is a noun.
- Examples
- blueberry gentleman foulmouth
- highlight blackboard broadband
- downtown highway blackberry
- short-term redhead blacklist
- sidestep downsize crazy-paving
- whitewash blackbird overrate
- overhang oversize overweight
- loudmouth underpass superhuman
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30- BIG words for
- little words
31- Big and little are great words for the very
young when building up their bank of vocabulary
- but the universe of big and little needs to
then be greatly extended, because of the dynamic - creative influence it can offer in writing and
when speaking. - quick expeditious wrongerroneous
thinkcogitate - improveameliorate foe adversary
tryendeavour - nearadjacent biasprejudice
noisyboisterous - leftabandoned lackdeficiency
gossipconfabulate - boldaudacious homedomicile
skyfirmament - secretclandestine roomycommodious
gallantchivalrous - puzzlingenigmatic renewrenovate
deferprocrastinate
32Another sort of BIG and little words game
- Sort into BIG synonym words and little
synonym words. - Then sort again into sizelargest to
- smallest.
- Then choose one and try to find its
- antonym.
33large phenomenal spacious profuse bulky boundless abundant cavernous considerable jumbo immense significant grandiose cosmic huge bounteous immeasurable Titanic vast substantial mountainous volcanic whopping monumental Herculean Olympic
itsy-bitsy weasly scrimpy scanty diminutive micro spartan trifling infinitesimal puny miniscule trivial elfin negligible inconsiderable dot titchy meagre Lilliputian paltry microscopic ant-like smidgen teeny-weeny
34What can you do with the longest word?
- Websters International Unabridged Dictionary
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
- Break word up into keys to find meanings
- Pneumon lung, to do with breathing
- oultra beyond, exceeding
- micro minute, small by comparison
- scop watch, see
- ic like, the nature of
- silico flint
- volcano volcano
- koni dust
- osis disease
- Sothe meaning is A lung disease caused by
inhaling dust like silicon and - volcanic ash particles, so minute that, in order
to see them, a microscope, - which exceeds the ordinary, is needed.
35But what to do with it?
- Use in Call My Bluff
- Write (carefully) on board and find
- as many smaller words as possible from it.
- Find other words that begin with Pneum
- and their meanings.
- Its a sesquipedalian word ( a long word).
- Find other sesquipedalian words
- (eg antejentacularpre-breakfast /
discombobulatedthrown into a state of confusion
/ pugnaciousquarrelsome/ quotidianeveryday,
commonplace / mendaciousdishonest) -
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- Play the Sesquipedalian Game.
- Count the vowelshow many times do they appear?
Whats the most used ? What do you think is the
most common vowel in the English language?
36Is yours a Questioning Environment?
- Do you ask the same level questions all
- the time or do you raise the tide for all
- your children by asking higher level
- questions some of the time?
37The language of Blooms Taxonomy of thinking
skillsasking the right questions.
- Lower Order Skills
- Remembering recognise, list, describe, retrieve,
name, find, tell, show, label, collect, who what
when why where - Understanding interpret, summarise, paraphrase,
classify, explain, - contrast, predict, examine, estimate, discuss.
- Applying implement, carry out, use, execute,
demonstrate, calculate, relate, - discover, classify, solve, modify.
- Higher Order Skills
- Analysing compare, organise, deconstruct,
interrogate, analyse, order, select, deduce,
infer, discriminate. - Evaluating check, hypothesise, judge, assess,
grade, rank, conclude,, convince, recommend,
persuade, summarise. - Creating design, produce, construct, plan,
invent, reorganise, substitute, integrate,
compose, formulate, rewrite. -
38- Using Blooms questioning Language with Tony
Ryans - Thinkers Keys eg The Environment
- 1.The Reverse Key Name 6 things that cannot be
destroyed - by humans. (LOS Remembering) (DISCOVERMOS
Applying / CONVINCE HOSEvaluating) - 2.The Disadvantages Key Explain the
disadvantages of - cutting down trees. (LOS Understanding) (
DISCOVERMOS Applying) (PERSUADEHOS Evaluating) - 3. The Variations Key Tell us about the
effectiveness of different ways of cleaning up
oil spills. - (LOS Remembering) (ASSESS HOS Analysing)
(DESIGNHOS Creating) - 4. The Brainstorming Key Why should we recycle?
- (LOS Remembering) (CONVINCEHOS Evaluating)
(ANALYSEHOS Analysing)
39- My e-mail address
- christinegoodbody_at_hotmail.com