PPT-Friday, March 4, 2016 Warm-Up: Guess the definition of each underlined word based on its

The prisoner was emaciated after a month of nothing but bread and water The manacles on his wrists and ankles prevented the prisoner from escaping The queue to buy tickets for Joses standup comedy show stretched all the way around the building. How can I figure out what unknown words mean?. Notes:. Context Clues: Hints an author gives in a text to help you define difficult or unusual words. Context clues will give you a good guess about. what the word means.. What do you usually do when you come to a word you do not know while reading. ?. a. ) look it up in the dictionary?. b) ask your teacher. c) ask a friend?. d) try to guess what it means. Advantages of . “Homographs”. A multiple meaning word…. Is a word that shares the same written form as another word, but has a different meaning. . For example: Bat, cool, park, row, & wave. Can you think of any other examples?. Q4 Week 3. Monday—grammar . Commas. Rule 1: Use a comma with a conjunction between two independent clauses.. Rule 2: Use a comma after a dependent clause if it comes before an independent clause. . Using Context Clues to Define Unfamiliar Words. What is Context?. When you’re reading a story, an article or any other piece of written work, it is referred to as the text. When you’re looking for something within the text, that is context. . Direct definition context clues. No need for a dictionary with these words…the definition of the word is right in the text!. EXAMPLE:. “I . staggered. , almost falling, coughing and sobbing for breath.”. Make a First Decision. Don’t get frustrated. . When you are reading, decide if you have to know the word in order to get the meaning of the paragraph or sentence. . If knowledge of the word’s meaning . Context Clues – What Are They?. Context clues are bits of information from the text that, when combined with prior knowledge, allow you to decide the meaning of unknown words in the text you are reading.. Goal: . to learn a new word, its part of speech, and to use it correctly in an original sentence.. Vocabulary Word of the Day. wane. Monday, . March 26. th. . After countless hours spent mowing the lawn and weeding, his interest in planting a new garden began to . Place any late homework on your desk.. Read the following sentences. . Then, answer the questions below.. “You were going too high,” said Pavel in a quiet voice that immediately made Bruno feel safe. “I could see it. I thought that at any moment you were going to . 10/28/13 . Bellringer. Use the context clues for the underlined word. :. . The teacher told the class what their next test would . encompass. . He said they should refresh their memories about chapters six through 10 of their textbooks. Amy planned to study for several nights in a row. It was a lot to learn but she knew she could do it. . Use your detective skills to identify the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentences. . The woman . loathed . her new purse; she returned it and purchased a new Coach purse instead. . 1. Which of the following words would be the best . “I Cans”. d. efine the meaning of unknown words by using context clues and the author’s use of:. Explanation -Restatement. Synonyms. Antonyms. Comparison. Contrast. Definition. Context Clues – What Are They?. 25 words per quarter ending with a poetry slam. Sociology (noun). [soh-see-ol-uh-jee]. Where you found it: . I found the word in the book, . You may ask yourself. , “Sociology also tends more toward comparative case study whereas anthropology is more like the history in its focus on particular circumstances (36).”.