Student Handout f!I “XAVID Decade ofCollege Dream
Vocabulary Awareness Chart Scan the title, subtitles, captions, reading aids, and first and last paragraphs. Identify ten words D that seem important (for instance, words that are essential to the topic, content vocabulary, or key concepts). Once you have identified these words, write them in the “Word” column. Assess your
~ own knowledge of each word by placing a check mark in the column that best represents your
understanding of each word. Use a dictionary to look up the words you don’t know.
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Which of the above words were the most challenging? Why?
