PPT-Bell Ringer: Read the sentence carefully. Look for context clues to help you in determining

Wednesday November 28 2012 Daily Learning Target I can defend through analysis of the text that Santiago follows the heros journey I can demonstrate comprehension of increasingly challenging texts in order to answer literal interpretive and evaluative questions. The mystery unraveled!. Today’s lesson:. We will: . talk about the types of context clues.. Look at examples of each type.. Define the types of context clues.. Your mission, should you choose to accept it:. Context is the situation in which a word or expression is used. . Details in the surrounding text give you clues to the word’s meaning. . Types of Context Clues. Definition. The word is directly and clearly defined in the sentence in which it appears. . 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. Glue the page of world leaders into the next available page in your Bell Ringer section. Then read the following paragraph about Hitler and . follow the . instructions on your sheet for him.. ADOLF HITLER – Hitler was an Austrian megalomaniac who founded the German Nazi Party. Believing that the Germans were superior to the Jews and other races, his party’s aim was to set up a race of pure Germans. From 1939 to 1941, Hitler’s armies overran most of Europe, but the tide turned when he attempted to seize Russia. The combined forces of Russia, the US, and Great Britain defeated Hitler during WWII. In 1945 Hitler committed suicide as Allied forces moved in on his bunker.. New Vocabulary:. Munificent. (. adj. ): very generous. I know that you are all very . munificent. students; you will buy tickets and shirts to benefit the Student Council and Cancer Center!. Here are our . Using Context Clues. What is missing from the photograph?. Using Context Clues. What is Context Clue?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgaSmJKR9HM. {Click mouse to continue}. An Author’s Clues. Authors usually give clues called . A Strategy for Building Your Vocabulary. What is a context clue?. A . context clue . is a clue or a hint you can get about the meaning of an unfamiliar word from the words or text around it. . Context clues come in various forms. You should learn to recognize various context clues as a strategy to figure out unknown words. The following slides introduce several different kinds of context clues you can use.. follow the . instructions on your sheet for him.. ADOLF HITLER – Hitler was an Austrian megalomaniac who founded the German Nazi Party. Believing that the Germans were superior to the Jews and other races, his party’s aim was to set up a race of pure Germans. From 1939 to 1941, Hitler’s armies overran most of Europe, but the tide turned when he attempted to seize Russia. The combined forces of Russia, the US, and Great Britain defeated Hitler during WWII. In 1945 Hitler committed suicide as Allied forces moved in on his bunker.. by Mrs. Renee Garner. 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 story or article you are reading.. Today’s Lesson:. Today we will focus on two types of context clues: . synonym. and . definition. context clues.. Your Objective: You will be able to use synonym or definition context clues combined with . Context Clues are clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words. These clues can be found in the words and sentences surrounding the unknown word or phrase.. Types of Context Clues. Flocabulary. rap?. August 16, 2012. Bell Ringer #2. Define Anachronism.. something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time.. Details in the surrounding text give you clues to the word’s meaning. . Types of Context Clues. Definition. The word is directly and clearly defined in the sentence in which it appears. . Example: “The . Why are experiments important for science?. 8-19-15 Bell Ringer. What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?. Give one example of each.. 8-20-15 Bell Ringer. Where does energy come from?.