My Vocabulary History (Journal #25)

Assess your own vocabulary. What are your strong points; what are your weak points when it comes to the trait of Word Choice in your writing and reading?

I look up words on the dictionary to find out what a word I don't know means. When I read books and I come across a word I don't know the meaning of, I reread the sentence and try to find out what it means.


Describe how you have studied vocabulary in the past. What kinds of class activities and assignments have you experienced to work on your word choice?

I studied vocabulary in the past for tests that we had to take. We usually get our vocabulary words from books that we read for English class. We had to make flashcards in English class for vocabulary words we had in 6th grae. We recently made a short video for a brainyflix word.


Describe how you, personally, learn new words. Give a specific example of how you have learned a new word recently.

A few ways I have learned new words is by asking people what some words mean. I also learn new words when I look for synynoms in the dictionary. Another way that I learn new words is from a bunch of flashcards I got from a program called Na'au, where it has vocbulary words with a definition and it shows synynoms and antonyms. A word that I learned recently is 'lackadaisical.' I learned this word one day at soccer practice when my coach said it. It means "lacking life or spirit."



What are your specific vocabulary/word choice goals? How many new words would you like to learn this semester? What will be your evidence that you “own them” and can use them in your speaking and writing?

My goal is to learn new vocabulary words and remember what it means. I want to learn as much words as I can remember this semester so I can use it throughout the rest of high school. I will try to use new words I learn everyday until I can remember it and know how to use it properly in sentences.