Distribution Day

Check in at school office when you arrive.

Presentation Suggestions

• Call on students who raise their hands.
  

• Speak clearly and make eye contact with students.
  

• Use examples/objects to clarify how you use dictionary in your profession.
  

• ·If disrupted, wait for class to be quiet before continuing.
  

• ·Thank teacher for his or her time; leave business card w/ teacher in case he or she would like to contact you again.

Classroom Presentation

• Introductions (write names on board).
  

• Explain purpose and goals of Rotary (personalize: why each of you is involved).
  

• Briefly explain your professions and in particular how you use a dictionary in your everyday life (professionally and personally).
  

• Present dictionaries to students at their desks and have them write their names on labels.

·       Introduce a few unique features of this dictionary: (2 examples)

§       “Look in the Table of Contents on page 1.  Who can tell me which page we should turn to if we want to find information about a country?  …Good, page 454 is right.  Let’s turn to that section and find Botswana (write Botswana on board). How are the countries listed?...  Yes, in alphabetical order.  On which page is Botswana listed?  Yes, page 461. Who can tell us the location of Botswana?  Please raise your hand…”

§       “Let’s use the dictionary to find the meaning of a word.  Words in a dictionary are listed in alphabetical order, just like your names on the roll sheet.  Let’s see if we can find the meaning of the word “chasm” (write “chasm” on board).  This is an interesting word, isn’t it, because it’s pronounced differently than we might think.  That’s another neat thing about a dictionary---it helps us learn how to pronounce words too!  Raise your hand if you’ve found the word “chasm” in your dictionary.  Good, tell us what page it’s on.  Yes, page 58.  Let’s all turn to page 58.  When you’ve found “chasm” on page 58, give me the silent thumbs-up sign.  Good, who would like to read the definition to us?...

·       Remind students how to use the dictionary properly (“Don’t set it down open or the spine will break.”)

·       Tell students that the dictionaries are theirs to keep.

·       Mention something interesting that you see in their classroom: 

(Example:  “I can see that you’re studying American history.  I’m sure there will be many ways that you’ll be able to use your dictionaries in the months ahead…”).

·       Thank the teacher and students for the time to visit and give teachers practice sheets for future assignments.