PYRAMID
TABLE IN
VOCABULARY
The
Definition of Pyramid Table
According to Hill. M (1997: 6) pyramid table is very effective for
organizing information in a majority/minority or general-to-specific manner. A
pyramid table can also be used to list details or facts leading up to a climax
or culminating event. Have students start at the bottom of the pyramid if you would like them to work from a general-ization to a more
specific idea.
pyramid is used for evaluating summary content (as
opposed, forexample, to wording), units of comparison within a pyramid
correspond to unitsof meaning. The Pyramid can be used to sort and review
concepts studied and investigating alternate realizations of the same meaning
Pyramid is a triangle table that consist of wordlist from
majority to minority. In addition Preszler.
J (2006: 18) The pyramid helps students determine the common attributes of a list of
vocabulary words so they can name the category describing the terms.
Based on the definition above the writer concluded that
the pyramid in teaching vocabulary is a wordlist from majority word to minority
word or list the word from general to spesific. It is a way to help the
students deviloping their skill in vocabulary
Procedure of Pyramid Table
A pyramid table is way to helps the students make a list
of the vicabulary from general to spesific manner. Gail E. Joseph (2005: 2-9) defines the procedure of
pyramid as follows:
a)
Intoduce the theme
to the students
b)
Activate the the
students prior knowledgment about the theme
c)
Ask the students to
list the words that have a related to theme
Preszler. J (2006: 18) list the procedure of pyramid as a
game:
a)
Divide a triangular template into six sections. Assign
points to each section.
b)
Identify pairs of students and select one student in each
pair to begin as the clue giver.Explain that the clue giver is the only one
able to see the pyramid template with thecategories listed.
c)
Cover categories at the beginning of the game. Uncover
categories, one at a time, as the are guessed.
d)
Explain that as the clue giver gives clues associated
with the category listed on the pyramid, the guesser attempts to correctly
identify the category. When the guesser is correct, the clue giver moves on to
another section of the triangle and repeats the procedure. A time frame of 30
seconds is given to guess each category.
e)
Award the guesser the number of points labeled on each
section. Award bonus points if all categories are correctly identified. Switch
clue giver and guesser roles for each round played
