Grade 1 - Early world Civilizations

Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 9

In addition to this core vocabulary list, every lesson includes its own
Vocabulary Chart. Words in this chart either appear several times in the
Read-Aloud or are words and phrases that support broader language
growth, which is crucial to the English language development of young
students. Most words on the chart are part of the General Service list
of the 2000 most common English words or part of the Dale-Chall list
of 3000 words commonly known by Grade 4. Moreover, a conscious
effort has been made to include words from the Primary Priority Words
according to Biemiller’s (2010) Words Worth Teaching. The words on
the Vocabulary Chart are not meant to be exhaustive, and teachers are
encouraged to add additional words they feel would best serve their
group of students.

Vocabulary Chart for A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

Babylon

canals

Mesopotamia

reservoir

Warad/Iddin

discovered

exclaimed*

fertile

flow

realized

boats

city

desert

farmers

father/son

palaces

Multiple Meaning

banks

crops

settled

soil

trade*

water

Phrases

Euphrates River

King Hammurabi

Tigris River

along the river

farther away from

four thousand years

ago

good idea

Cognates

Babilonia

canales

Mesopotamia

Río Éufrates

Río Tigris

descubrir

exclamó*

fértil

fluir

botes

ciudad

desierto

palacios

References

1. Beck, Isabel L., Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan. 2008.
   Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and
   Extended Examples. New York: Guilford.