### Explore Activity: Vocabulary Card Sort

In this activity, students are asked to sort vocabulary words without knowing the categories they should use.

The list of words that appear in this Card Sort are listed below in case you wish to recreate the Card Sort using a different app.

Words for Card Sort:

anguish, grief, sorrow, slaughtered, killed, slain, childish, young, youthful, exile, removal, banishment, enemy, foe, opposition, melancholy, sad, sullen, brawl, fight, quarrel, scourge, misfortune, affliction

#### Sorting Activity | Card Sort

This activity will use Google Slides to allow students to match statements to categories.

Students will be asked to make a copy of the card sort document below and submit that as a discussion post.

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Discussion Post Scoring Rubric
Criteria | Proficient (3 pts) | Novice (2 pts) | Undeveloped (1 pts) | Points
Frequency | Initial response and any peer responses are provided by the specified date. | Initial response and/or peer response is provided late. or Either an Initial post or a response is provided, but not both. | No initial post or any responses have been provided. |
Length | Initial post and any peer responses consist of 1-2 fully formed paragraphs. | Post and any peer responses are more than 3 sentences, but not a fully formed paragraph. | Post and any peer responses are 2 full sentences or fewer. |
Substance | Initial post and any responses build upon the prompt/comments to drive the conversation forward. | Initial post and any peer response primarily summarize the discussion prompt or previous posts. or Initial post and any peer response rephrase what has already been said without contributing to the conversation. | Post and any peer response are not directly relevant to the discussion. Response is not directly related to the thread. |
| Total Points: