Most recent public comments by Michelle Erlander https://nowcomment.com/users/103009 https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2362856 https://nowcomment.com/documents/40909?scroll_to=2362856 In the first paragraph, primitive can be taught using contextual clues such as cave dwellers. Also comparing the phrase primitive cave dwellers to modern city dwellers demonstrates modern as an antonym to primitive. I also was wondering if primitive was a Tier 2 or Tier 3 level word. Another comment was made suggesting that in the lower grades, it would be considered Tier 3 which makes sense. Overall I think this is such a rich passage for vocabulary development. I also think it speaks to letting children “act out words” to help build understanding. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:03:33 -0500