Synonyms+and+Antonyms

TEKS
 * Synonyms and Antonyms**
 * Identify and use antonyms, synonyms, homographs, and homophones;

===**__Introducing Synonyms and Antonym__s** === Objective: Students will identify synonyms and antonyms.

Read a book about Synonyms and Antonyms. There is a list of them below and several of them in my (Charity's) classroom. Next, Use the PowerPoint to practice using synonyms and antonyms. [|short interactive synonym and antonym presentation.ppt]Split students into two groups. Have one half of students generate a list of antonyms and one half of the students generate a list of synonyms. Quickly review a few of each and have students write them in their readers response journal. Use sentence strips to create sentences that use a pair of antonyms. (Like, "We decided to stop since it was too late to go.)

===**__Additional Lessons:__** === Use thesaurus to show synonyms and antonyms of words


 * Play "I Have, Who Has." A copy of a synonym version and an antonym version were placed in your box.

[|antonyms crossword L1 (2).pdf] [|synonym worksheet (1).pdf] [|synonym stories.pdf]  [|MoreSynonymPractice.pdf]  [|antonym in sentence.pdf] [|antonym practice.pdf] [|antonym go fish.pdf]

U[|sing synonyms with poetry]

Antonym Raceway Powerpoint Game: [|racewaylindsay.ppt]

__**TAKS Like Questions:**__ – Which word from paragraph _ means the opposite of the word _? – Which word from paragraph _ means about the same as the word ?


 * Links:**

__[|Online Quiz of Synoynms and Antonyms]

[|practice worksheet that includes synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and homographs]

[|Antonym Concentration Game]

[|Synonym Matching or Concentration]

[|A Harder Version of the Synonym Matching Game]

[|Synoynm Rhyme Time]

[|Easy Matching Game with Synonyms and Antonyms]

[|Circle the antoynm that fits in the sentence] __

__If You Were a Synonym by Michael Dahl If You Were an Antonym by Michael Dahl Stop and Go, Yes and No: What Is an Antonym by Brian P. Cleary Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know : What Is a Synonym? by Brian P. Cleary__
 * Books in Charity's Room:**


 * Common Ass.**__

This will be a FUTURE common assessment but due to the short week we will NOT use it this week. [|synonym and antonym common ass.docx]