Save the Words

This interactive site features words that are fading from the English lexicons of most people. Called Save the Words, this resource allows students to adopt words that they pledge to use in conversation and writing. Given what we already know about vocabulary acquisition and the necessity of using/seeing a word in context, this could be an effective motivational activity in your classroom. You could adopt one word each week, or you could have each student adopt their own word. I hope this helps!