Engineering the Perfect Poem by Using the Vocabulary of STEM

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

7

Overview

Engineering is the “silent E” in STEM subject areas. While science, mathematics, and technology are often topics of content area lessons, engineering is often ignored. However, engineering is inclusive of all STEM subjects because engineers use science, mathematics, and technology to solve problems. Engineering careers are diverse, spanning many different technologies and disciplines, such as agricultural engineering, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering. Each of these jobs involves a rich, highly-specialized vocabulary. In this lesson, students are introduced to the vocabulary of engineering careers by reading informational websites. After learning the terminology, they use discipline-specific vocabulary words to create poems about engineering careers.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.R2

Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

UP:ELA21.7.R2

Vocabulary

  • Context clues
  • Determine
  • Unfamiliar spoken words
  • Unfamiliar written words

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Context clues in speech or text can provide the meaning of unfamiliar words.
  • There are different types of context clues, including inference/general clues, definition/explanation clues, restatement/synonym clues, and contrast/antonym clues.
  • Context clues in text are often indicated by punctuation marks.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in speech.
  • Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in text.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • An author or a speaker use context clues to explain the meaning of unusual words or academic, domain-specific vocabulary.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.29

Determine word meaning through the use of word parts, context clues, connotation and denotation, or print or digital reference tools.

UP:ELA21.7.29

Vocabulary

  • Word meaning
  • Word parts
  • Context clues
  • Connotation
  • Denotation
  • Print reference tools
  • Digital reference tools

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The meaning of words can be identified by examining the word's morphological structure or its connotation or denotation.
  • Word meaning can be determined by using context clues within the text.
  • Strategies for using print and digital reference tools.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use word parts, context clues, connotation, and denotation to determine word meanings.
  • Use print and digital reference tools to determine word meanings.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • If they encounter an unfamiliar or unknown word in text, they should use a strategy to discover the word meaning or consult a reference tool to find the word meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.30

Read and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

UP:ELA21.7.30

Vocabulary

  • Academic disciplines
  • Domain-specific vocabulary
  • Content organization

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Strategies to read and evaluate texts from various academic disciplines.
  • Content-specific text will often include a particular structure and domain-specific vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read texts from subjects other than English language arts and assess the use of domain-specific vocabulary.
  • Read texts from subjects other than English language arts and evaluate how the academic discipline organizes content.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Different academic disciplines may utilize different vocabulary.
  • Different academic disciplines may arrange content in particular organizational styles.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

ReadWriteThink

License Type

Custom
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Accessibility

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Comments or Notes

Students will:

  • construct knowledge of engineering careers by researching online resources.
  • demonstrate an understanding of STEM-related vocabulary by creating a poem of discipline-specific words and a related image.
  • develop fluency and public speaking skills by presenting their poems.
 

Owner (Author)

yvetteakridge
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