scaffold

/ˈskæf.əld/noun
High School
1

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

2

An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

3

An elevated platform on which dead bodies are ritually disposed of, as by some Native American tribes.

4

An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf or dome-shaped obstruction above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.

5

A structure that provides support for some other material.

6

A device in scaffolding, i.e. the provision a framework or support for achieving an intended outcome of internalizing learnings by way of collaboration and later gradual withdrawal of support.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing