PPT-Context Clues: You be the Detective

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. 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 clues. . Context clues . are hints that the author gives to help define a word you . don’t know. . . The clue may appear in the same sentence as the word you don’t know or in a . nearby . 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?. 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.. 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 . 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 . 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.. Has this ever happened to you?. Sammy is reading.. He comes to a word he doesn’t recognize…. What should. he do?. H. e should look for context clues!. There are 5 main types of context clues!. Definition. The character or characters who look for clues and solve the crime.. Crime. The problem the detective need to solve in the mystery. Usually a murder but any crime will work.. Clues. The evidence the detective looks at to find out who is guilty. They can be fingerprints, DNA, items left at the crime scene.. 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. Based on the works of Poe. Carries through the “Golden Age” and up to “Hard-boiled”. Situation. Criminal unknown: find identity and motive. Criminal known: determine means or locate enough evidence to establish guilt. 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 . “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?.