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did not show them a picture because that would be a little gory. Finally, I asked them to write
their own sentence using uxoricide the right way.
I achieved my objective of Caroline, Sara, and Andrea reaching rich, decontextualized
knowledge of the words. I know they reached this level because I asked them to write a sentence
using the word correctly. This activity was very difficult and we all speak the same language. I
really think this activity shows us how hard it really is to teach vocabulary to students let alone
ELL students. As a classroom teacher I need to make sure my students reach the rich,
decontextualized knowledge of vocabulary words I teach them. I have to pay close attention to
my instruction when I have ELL students in my classroom because there is a language barrier.
ELL students have so much in their way I want to make sure I know how to approach all content
but especially teaching vocabulary because this will help in all other content areas if ELL
students understand the words they are reading.