PPT-Roll of Thunder, Hear my Context Clues

5 th grade Literacy Read this passage I volunteered to sacrifice school and help them My offer was refused and I trudged wearily to school for another week Teammate talk What do you think the word . 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 . 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. . Context Clues . Context Clues:. words or phrases surrounding a difficult word that can help you define its meaning. . Read the passage on the next slide and supply context clues for the underlined words. . 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. Context Clues and Sharks. Context clues help us attack unfamiliar words, and sharks attack fish. Like sharks, we have to attack! Let’s get inspired: . Fish are friends!. Context Clues. What are context clues?. 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.. What are context clues?. 3 minutes (. independent. ). Use the BAV method to write down the definition of context clues. 2 minutes (. collaborate. ). Round Robin with your team to discuss what context clues are. English 10. Context Clues . Learning to recognize context clues helps you learn new words. . Punctuation. Watch for commas, colons and hyphens. . Punctuation will alert you to an upcoming definition or explanation.. Hear My Cry.. Prepared By: Joern & Aqilah. Introducing Weather Elements. What are . Weather Elements. ?. One of the themes for Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry (ROTHMC). -Correlated to the happenings in ROTHMC. {Click mouse to continue}. How to Navigate Through a . Power. Point. Workshop. This PowerPoint Presentation is designed to be experienced as a workshop. To ensure that you do not miss important information, only use your mouse at this prompt:. 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.. SOL 6.4. SOL 8.4. 1. Definition Context Clues . Direct definition context clues. are words . that are defined directly in the text, next to the unknown word. . EXAMPLES. :. There are many . theories. 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.”. 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..