Transcript Frayer Model Notecards

Frayer Model Note Cards
THE PURPOSE OF THE FRAYER MODEL (FRAYER, 1969; BUEHL, 2001) IS TO
IDENTIFY AND DEFINE UNFAMILIAR CONCEPTS AND VOCABULARY. STUDENTS
DEFINE A CONCEPT/WORD/TERM, DESCRIBE ITS ESSENTIAL
CHARACTERISTICS, PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF THE IDEA AND SUGGEST NONEXAMPLES OF THE IDEA (KNOWING WHAT A CONCEPT ISN’T HELPS DEFINE WHAT
IT IS).
THIS INFORMATION IS PLACED ON A CHART THAT IS DIVIDED
INTO FOUR SECTIONS TO PROVIDE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION FOR STUDEN TS.
THE MODEL PROMPTS STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WORDS WITHIN THE LARGER
CONTEXT OF A READING SELECTION, AS IT ASKS STUDENTS TO ANALYZE THE
CONCEPT/WORD (DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS) AND THEN SYNTHESIZE OR
APPLY THIS INFORMATION BY THINKING OF EXAMPLES AND NON EXAMPLES. IT
ALSO ACTIVATES PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF A TOPIC AND
BUILDS CONNECTIONS.
Step 1
 Set up your note card, the blank side is the front and
the lined side is the back.
 On the front you will write the word right largely in
the top center of the card.
 Next, you will draw an image of the word. Anything
that helps you visualize the word.
 On the lined side draw 2 lines to make 4 rectangles.
The back of your card should look like this:
Definition:
Sentence:
Synonym: *AT LEAST 3*
Antonym: *AT LEAST 3*
FRONT EXAMPLE
SUN