This lesson requires that students create a "My World of Words Journal" that includes definitions and proper usage information. These journals help students to maintain a personalized involvement with language by allowing them to select their own vocabulary words. Through cooperative group discussion, students generate vocabulary word lists and research the words' meanings. Students then participate in an interactive journal share to elicit feedback from their classmates. These periodic meetings motivate students to continue their vocabulary learning and support insightful discussions of vocabulary. (Author/ncl)