Freshman English Vocabulary
In order to build a vast vocabulary and improve students’ writing and reading comprehension, we will work with words regularly. Each quarter students will have three units of vocabulary, each containing 20 vocabulary words most commonly seen on the SAT and ACT.
Students will spend three weeks on each set of words and take a quiz before moving on to the next unit. Below is the tentative schedule with the weekly activities to be completed in the vocabulary packet. Please know that students may be asked to work with their vocabulary on additional assignments (i.e. incorporating them into their writing).
We will review the homework weekly in class, but students are expected to review these words on their own at home. Though not required, flash cards are a wonderful study tool when learning new vocabulary. An example of how to format the flashcard is on the back.
Quarter 1: Vocabulary Units 1-3
Quarter 2: Vocabulary Units 4-6
Quarter 3: Vocabulary Units 7-9
Quarter 4: Vocabulary Units 10-12
Week 1: Completing the Sentence
Week 2: Synonyms & Antonyms
Week 3: Choosing the Right Word &
Vocabulary in Context
Unit / CTS - Due / S & A - Due / CTRW & VIC - Due / Quiz1 – Aug. 1st / Aug. 5th / Aug. 12th / Aug. 19th / Aug. 19th
2 – Aug. 22nd / Aug. 26th / Sept. 2nd / Sept. 9th / Sept. 9th
3 – Sept .12th
Unit 1-3 TAKE HOME TEST – Date TBA
4 – Oct. 24th / Oct. 28th / Nov. 4th / Nov. 10th / Nov. 10th
5 – Nov. 14th / Nov. 18th / Nov. 28th / Dec. 2nd / Dec. 2nd
6 – Dec. 5th / Dec. 9th / Dec. 12th / Dec. 16th / Dec. 16th
Unit 4-6 TAKE HOME TEST – Date TBA
7 – Jan. 9th / Jan. 13th / Jan. 20th / Jan. 27th / Jan. 27th
8 – Jan. 30th / Feb. 3rd / Feb. 10th / Feb. 17th / Feb. 17th
9– Feb. 21st / Feb. 24th / March 2nd / March 8th / March 8th
Unit 7-9 TAKE HOME TEST – Date TBA
10 – March 27th / March 30th / April 5th / April 13th / April 13th
11 – April 16th / April 20th / April 27th / May 4th / May 4th
12 – May 7th / May 11th / May 18th / May 25th / May 25th
Unit 10-11 TAKE HOME TEST – Date TBA
*Please note that dates and activities are scheduled to change.
**Students who score an 80% or above on all unit quizzes in a quarter will not have to take the
Unit Review Test
Flash Cards
*Students will earn ten extra credit points per unit for properly completing flash cards.
Study Tips
- Since you will be working with the words for thee weeks at a time, pick a word of the day. Make it your goal to use it as many times as you can.
- Look at your flashcards at least once a night.
- Have a parent/guardian or sibling quiz you.
- Use the words to play Pictionary with your family. Try Scrabble or Boggle too.
- Keep track of the words you have mastered. Record the words on the provided chart. When you have mastered a word, highlight it, give yourself a star or sticker!
Freshman English Vocabulary Tracker – Quarter 1
Unit 1 / Unit 2 / Unit 3Freshman English Vocabulary Tracker – Quarter 2
Unit 4 / Unit 5 / Unit 6Freshman English Vocabulary Tracker –Quarter 3
Unit 7 / Unit 8 / Unit 9Freshman English Vocabulary Tracker – Quarter 4
Unit 10 / Unit 11 / Unit 12