PPT-Context Questions Context questions require you to work out the meaning of a given word

Your strategy is to Discuss how the context of the word helps you to understand its meaning Arrive at a definition for the word One of them is a belief in the grandeur of the everyday where the ordinary is just the unique in hiding As it says in . Cornell Notes . Mini lesson . What can good readers do when they read a word they don’t know? . Look for example clues. Look for contrast/antonym clues . Look for keyword clues. EQ: How do I use context clues to help me find the meaning of an unknown word?. What are . CONTEXT CLUES?. Anything in the context of a story that helps you to understand what the words mean.. synonyms. DO NOW:. Get your notebook and a copy of . Midsummer. Flip through the . Midsummer. book and write down 5 words you do not know the meaning of and the page number and line number you found the word. The Story of Immigration. Context Clues. 3. rd. Grade . Unit 4. I can use the context in a sentence as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.. duck. Turn and talk: What does this word mean?. The . Vocabulary in Context. Four types of context clues . Rewording. Synonym. Antonym. Details/examples. Rewording. Rewording is when the author says the word in another way that is easier to understand.. Reading . Skill: . Guessing . meaning from context. If you . come across . a word you don’t . understand . in . a book or article you are reading, . you can use the context to help you understand the meaning of the word. The context is the words near the unknown word. Looking up every new word in the dictionary will slow your reading.. Context Clues. 2nd Grade . Unit 4. I can use the context in a sentence as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.. duck. Turn and talk: What does this word mean?. The . duck. quacked and waddled into the pond.. Unit 3 - Vocabulary. Ramos 7/8. Part 1: Using Context (Context Clues). Focus Questions. What is a context clue?. What strategies can I use to use the context as clues to what a word might mean?. How do I use what I know and the information around a word to determine what it means?. Language Skills. Understanding. . Using your own words.. Simple words from the passage may be used if there is no obvious alternative, where there is one use it. . Figures of speech must be converted to plain language. . FSA Reading . Targeted Standards Review. Definition: Context Clues. A . context clue . is a hint in the text that can help a reader figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Where in the world is the context clue?. Fourth Edition. . Sherrie L. Nist. © 2010 Townsend Press. . WORDS IN CONTEXT. Choose the meaning closest to that of the . boldfaced. word. . 1. . chide. . Chide. means. A.. to command. . B.. 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.. Context Clues. Restatement. – A meaning is repeated using different words. . Ex.. Conifers . are common in the North Woods. However, not all the trees of this area are . evergreens. . Dr. Arthur . Whimbey. Reading For Context Clues. Introduction . . To understand what you read, you must first know the meanings of the words. . Nothing can disturb your reading more, and confuse you more, than running into one unfamiliar word after another..