Vocabulary Building

There are three things my students never do: take notes, ask questions, or leave the room unless I actually stand by the door, hold it open, and usher them out one at a time. So I was doubly surprised today, at the end of a lesson on extreme adjectives, to see the whole class surround the board with their camera phones, snapping pictures of new words. It was (appropriately enough considering the subject matter) pretty hilarious.