PPT-Vocabulary from Context Excerpt from New Directions by

Peter S Gardner 1996 The What and Whys of Using Context Clues context the sentence and paragraph in which the word appears using context clues allows the reader to make an educated guess . Such differences can have an important impact on how effectively we communicate with colleagues and students from around the world Context is probably the most important cultural dimension and the most difficult to define It refers to the e ntire ar A Sound of Thunder. By: Ray Bradbury. Create a chart and place the vocabulary words below in the category they belong in for you.. Know Well. Think I. Know. Don’t Know. Annihilate. Correlate. Expendable. . Chapter . 1-3. Vocabulary in Context. Context Clue Strategies. Defined in the Sentence. All life on earth can be credited to . photosynthesis. ,. where plants convert sunlight into food. . Example Given. 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. . This presentation . should be . viewed in “Slide Show” view to display properly. . These . slides . are optimized for PowerPoint versions 12 (2007/2008) and 14 (2010/2011). If viewed in earlier versions of PowerPoint, some slides may not display properly. . A Sound of Thunder. By: Ray Bradbury. Create a chart and place the vocabulary words below in the category they belong in for you.. Know Well. Think I. Know. Don’t Know. Annihilate. Correlate. Expendable. why Bother?. Vocabulary sharpens your communication.. Choosing words with greater precision. Understanding words you already know. Making communication simpler. Why Bother. Vocabulary opens your mind. Vocabulary in Context. Context Clue Strategies. Defined in the Sentence. All life on earth can be credited to . photosynthesis. ,. where plants convert sunlight into food. . Example Given. in the Sentence. Set A: bonanza, churlish, collaborate, excerpt, grope, jostle, laggard, plaudits, revert, vigil. Bonanza (n): something very valuable or rewarding; a sudden profit or gain. The blockbuster movie was a box-office bonanza.. Monday, February 23rd. SWBAT define vocabulary in context in . ITW. Do Now:. Write down these words (not in your journal) and guess what they mean.. Congenial. Escarpments. Antimony. Anomaly. Contumacious. Peter S. Gardner (1996). The “What” and “Why’s” of Using Context Clues. context the sentence and paragraph in which the word appears. using context clues allows the reader to make an educated guess . exercises . Monday, Feb. 1 . 1. sinister - evil or relating to . evil. 2. stamina - endurance; the ability to . endure. 3. strenuous - requiring much physical or mental . energy. 4. swindle - to cheat (someone. L/O: to explore war context in preparation for studying war poems. War Context. Mind Map all your knowledge of war . Cast your mind back to Primary School . Think about History too!. As we feedback we will gather: . ASL . II. ~Bader~. Left . right. straight. near . far, far away, distant. cross-over. corner. intersection, crossroads. behind. opposite. next-to, besides. locale. Area. east. west. north. south. plug-in.