📖 Part 1: Vocabulary Identification

Read the Samoan narrative passage provided by your teacher. Then complete the following activities.

1. Highlight or underline 8 words from the passage that describe characters. List them below:

2. Highlight or underline 8 words from the passage that describe settings. List them below:

🔍 Part 2: Context Clues Analysis

3. Choose 3 unfamiliar words from the passage. Use context clues to work out their meanings:

Word 1: ________________________

Context clues that helped me:

I think this word means:

Word 2: ________________________

Context clues that helped me:

I think this word means:

Word 3: ________________________

Context clues that helped me:

I think this word means:

📊 Part 3: Vocabulary Classification

4. Classify the vocabulary words you identified by their function. Write at least 4 words in each category:

Adjectives (describing words):

Nouns (naming words):

Verbs (action words):

5. Which words in the passage have cultural significance to Samoan culture? Explain why they are important:

🎨 Part 4: Creative Application

6. Write a short narrative paragraph (100-150 words) that includes a character and setting description. You must use at least 4 vocabulary words from the Samoan narrative passage. Underline the words you have borrowed from the passage.

7. How do the vocabulary words you chose enhance your narrative? Explain the impact they have on the reader:

🤔 Part 5: Reflection and Analysis

8. How does rich vocabulary help readers understand and connect with different cultures in narratives?

9. What strategies did you use today to understand unfamiliar vocabulary? Tick all that apply:

Used context clues from surrounding sentences

Connected to my prior cultural knowledge

Looked at word parts (prefixes, suffixes, root words)

Discussed meanings with classmates

Made connections to similar words I know

Used visual clues from the text

10. What is one new vocabulary word you learned today that you would like to use in your own writing? Why did you choose this word?

Narrative Vocabulary Analysis

Narrative Vocabulary Analysis

📖 Part 1: Vocabulary Identification

🔍 Part 2: Context Clues Analysis

📊 Part 3: Vocabulary Classification

🎨 Part 4: Creative Application

🤔 Part 5: Reflection and Analysis

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