Capstone Storyboard

Karen Currie

Title or Topic of Module/Lesson: Vocabulary Acquisition

Date this Design Created/Modified: September 23, 2018
Designer’s Name: Karen Currie
Implementation Delivery System: Google Classroom
Time: 60 Minutes
This instructional design project will provide professional development in vocabulary
development for third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers at Lakewood TechEQ to support language
development required by the California Common Core State Standards. Vocabulary and reading
are a need in each content area, the goal is to improve teachers understanding of the most
effective teaching strategies to enable our students to make meaning from unknown words,
therefore deepening their understanding of content knowledge.

General Notes:
● This module will provide the users with a new instructional strategy for supporting
language acquisition.
● Video introduction provides connection to past professional development
● Interactive opportunities to engage learners and check for understanding to encourage
application of strategy and collaboration with peers
Assignment 1 Title: Background Time: 3 minutes
Knowledge
Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Vocabulary Acquisition Questions:

Title appears
Narration poses question to
participants

Media

Image

Audio

Music/SFX None

Video Embedded
YouTube Video

Interaction Quiz

Branching

Next: Assignment 2,
pretest

Prev: Google
Classroom
Homepage
Assignment 2 Title: Pretest Time: 5 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Created in Google Forms Participants must enter None

their names to begin.
This will ensure data can
Media be collected to compare
pre and post test results.
Image Text slide

Audio None

Music/SFX None

Video None

Interaction Quiz

User must enter name, select from Yes- 6 question pretest

multiple choice options, one short
answer question, and check boxes.

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Next: Assignment 3, User selects next

Academic assignment
Language Tiers

Prev: Assignment 1,
Background
Knowledge
Assignment 3 Title: Academic Time: 5 minutes
Language Tiers
Information
Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Slides None. When looking at the way

we use language in our
classrooms, there are
Media
three categories of words
to consider, as mentioned
Image in the introduction.

The first tier, is everyday

Audio language that students
need to just get around at
Music/SFX school. Basic vocabulary
and conversational words
that allow them to
Video Embedded participate and interact
Youtube video with each other.
*Interactive component
Interaction Quiz
The second tier is
PlayPosit None academic vocabulary.
These words are far more
likely to be found in text
Branching Advance: than in speech. We see
them in informational
Next: Padlet Activity User selects next writing, technical writing,
assignment like following directions,
and classic literature. All
Prev: Pretest of our students need
support with this
language, not just our
english language
learners.
*Interactive component

The third tier is content

specific language. These
words pertain to a topic or
a domain and can be
crucial to understanding a
new concept. These
words are used less
 frequently than tier two
terms. They are often
taught within the subject
they correlate with.
*Interactive Component

Assignment 4 Padlet Time: 5 minutes

Collaboration
Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Padlet Activity Label your note: Tier 1, No Audio for this

then record 3 words that assignment
belong in this category
Media
Label your note: Tier 2,
Image Padlet Screen then record 3 words that
belong in this category.
Audio Label your note Tier 3,
then write 3 words that
Music/SFX belong in this category.

Video

Interaction Quiz

Learners will add their ideas and can Ungraded shared

review the thoughts that have been processing
added by peers.

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Frayer Model assignment

Previous: Assignment 3,
Academic
Language Tiers
Assignment 5 Frayer Model Time: 8 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Slides Slides will share each *In development

component of the model,
Youtube video will model
Media
how to complete the
organizer.
Image

Audio

Music/SFX

Video Embedded
Youtube video

Interaction Quiz

Play Posit for self reflection

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Label the Model assignment

Previous: Slide 4, Padlet

Collaboration
Assignment 6 Label the Model 3 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Draw Word bank: Now it’s time to show

Term what you know! Label
Definition each portion of the
Media
Characteristics graphic organizer utilizing
Examples the words from the word
Image Blank Frayer Non Examples bank to show you
Model Template understand what you just
learned.
Audio

Music/SFX (considering)

Video

Interaction Quiz

User labels each portion No

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post test assignment

Previous: Slide 5, Frayer

Model
Assignment 7 Post Test 5 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Created in Google Forms Participants must enter

their names to begin.
This will ensure data can
Media
be collected to compare
pre and post test results.
Image

Audio

Music/SFX

Video

Interaction Quiz

Learners will retake the same Yes, 6 question post test

assessment they took before the , assessment
select from multiple choice options,
one short answer question, and
check boxes.

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Preview Math assignment
Lesson

Previous: Assignment 6,
Label the Model
Assignment 8 Preview Math 10 minutes
Lesson
Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Doc with Table Instructions for Instructions: Preview a

assignment, Template to math lessons or two that
be completed you have coming up this
Media
week. Identify in your
curriculum and record in
Image Template the provided table at least
4 words that are
examples of tier one, two,
Audio and three.

Music/SFX

Video

Interaction Quiz

Learners will enter a sample of words

into the table using terms from
upcoming lessons into the three tiers
of language.

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Google Sheet assignment

Previous: Assignment 7,
Post Test
Assignment 9 Frayer Application 8 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Docs Blank Frayer model Instructions: Select one

graphic organizer word from those identified
in the previous
Media
assignment as level 2 or
general academic terms.
Image
Complete all portions of
the graphic organizer,
Audio and share with your
classmates.
Music/SFX

Video

Interaction Quiz

Learners will fill out the blank graphic

organizer.

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provide assignment
feedback

Prev: Assignment 8,
preview the
math lesson
Assignment 10 Provide Feedback 6 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Docs Completed Frayer Model Directions: Review the

completed Frayer Model.
Comment on each section
Media
to either support the
information that has been
Image entered or suggest a
change to make
improvement to the
Audio content provided.

Music/SFX

Video

Interaction Quiz

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Next: Assignment 10, User selects next

Final Reflection assignment

Prev: Assignment
9,Frayer
application

E
Assignment 11 6 minutes

Media Notes Screen Text Media Script

Google Docs Completed Frayer Model Directions: Review the

completed Frayer Model.
Comment on each section
Media
to either support the
information that has been
Image entered or suggest a
change to make
improvement to the
Audio content provided.

Music/SFX

Video

Interaction Quiz

Branching Advance:

Next: Assignment 10, User selects next

Final Reflection assignment

Prev: Assignment
9,Frayer
application