Kaitlyn is beginning a social studies unit on ancient Egypt with her sixth graders. Although most of her students are reading at grade level, she knows that they will have difficulty with the vocabulary such as:
Ankh mummy
Obelisk papyrus
Pharaoh pyramid
Sarcophagus scarab
Sphinx temple
Tomb Red Sea
Sahara Desert silt
Which of the following vocabulary strategies might be used to increase Kaitlyn's students' in-depth vocabulary knowledge while reading their social studies text?
A) Have the class look up each word in the dictionary, write the definition, and use it in a sentence.
B) Create a Think Sheet as a classroom activity.
C) Use a word sort to identify words by categories.
D) Use the self-selection strategy and have students identify the words they don't know as they read.
C
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