EH
I Agenda Day Sixteen September 27-28,
2013 Wed/Thurs Ms.
Lewis
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Objective 1.6.3 Students will
be able to identify and use context clues to find meaning in unfamiliar words
and phrases.
Essential
Question 1.6.3
How can context clues reveal the meaning of unfamiliar words?
Resources:
SAT
Voc list #2 (student sentences on turnitin.com)
Activities: Explicit instruction
in using context clues (definition/explanation, inference, synonym,
restatement, antonym, contrast).
Higher
Order Question: What
does the word, _____ mean as used in the sentence/excerpt?
Vocabulary:
Context
clues - Unfamiliar words are often surrounded by words
or phrases called context clues that help readers understand their meanings.
When readers meet unfamiliar words, context clues narrow the possible word
choices, thereby making word identification more accurate.
Definition/explanation
- A word or phrase is initially defined and then further expanded with
examples, explanations, and restatements.
Restatement
- author uses other words or phrases followed by an explanation (in other
words, that is)
Comparison/contrast
- Author explains the unfamiliar word by providing an antonym
Inference
- The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or
assumed to be true; the conclusions drawn from this process
Antonym
- A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
Synonym
- A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word
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Activities:
- Students go to the library and print their Voc #2 from turnitin.com. Then, return to the classroom.
- In pairs, students make review cards with their original sentences & identified context clue.
- Students view “Prefixes” video and complete handouts. Students view “Suffixes” video and complete handouts.
- Review The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks test
- Review “How to Mark a Book”
- Review “Non-fiction Unit Concepts and Terms”
Home Learning:
- Continue Reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Study for upcoming SAT #2 test
- Read and mark “All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes”
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