PPT-3.3 Unfamiliar!

OMG WHAT DO I DO Read each piece before you attempt the questions Read the piece TWICE Three times if you are still struggling YOU DO HAVE TIME Read the question CAREFULLY and highlight key words words like effectiveness and in the case of the mouse story irony and humour. We might attribute this to the fact that speakers of this language speak more rapidly than we do However many nonnative speakers voice similar com plaints when listening to English As fluent speakers of a lan guage we seem to have little difficulty 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. Benchmark . 2014. . Well Done If You Tried All Three. Those who try!. Grade Boundaries . Notice how easy it is to reach Achieved if you try all three texts.. Remember. : . 1. Focus on the aspect asked about. Components to cover:. PUNCTUATIONS. CONTEXT CLUES. WHAT IS PUNCTUATION?. Punctuation.  is "the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading, both silently and aloud, of handwritten and printed texts.. Using the text to understand the meaning of a word. S. ynonyms. Sometimes, an unknown word will have another word near it that has the same meaning.. Synonyms can help you find the meaning of an unfamiliar word.. Write Now:. In your writer’s notebook, please write what you predict . context clues. might be. . You can be a definition detective!. Have you ever read a sentence that had an unfamiliar word in it? Sometimes, when we see words that we don’t know, we don’t bother trying to figure it out. However, there are steps we can follow that can help us determine the definition of an unfamiliar word. Those steps are called . Syllabication is the process of analyzing the patterns of vowels and consonants in a word to determine where the word breaks into syllables. This enables readers and spellers to identify syllable types and their vowel sounds, recognize consonant diagraphs and blends, and thus arrive at an approximate pronunciation and spelling of the word.. Jo Spiller. . Learning Technology Section. College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. University of Edinburgh. Meet TINTS . There are TWO things you need to know about TINTS. He’s not familiar with this world. “Increasing . your . vocabulary…will make . your own speaking and writing more precise and more interesting. If all that is not enough, your increased vocabulary may result in an increased salary. Research tells us that the size of a person’s vocabulary . Instructions on navigating. Why teach with multi -genre. The integration and connection of reading and writing. 2. Exposure to multiple types of writing with real-world connections. Students understanding of the value of writing processes' . Review your notes/and or flashcards to ensure we know what . homeric. simile is.. Homer and Greek Epic. The Homeric Simile. the . simile. is one of the hallmarks of Homer. ’. s style. a simile is an explicit comparison of two things, using . 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?. Purpose. : Allows you to communicate precisely what you want to say.. A writer uses definition to:. Let the reader know what you mean when you use unfamiliar words (ex: accoutrement), words that are open to interpretation (ex: freedom), or familiar words that are used in a particular sense. . Definition / Main Idea . Definition. The author provides a definition of an unknown word in the sentence. The word is usually a familiar word or phrase.. . Clue Words. is / are. is / are called. was /were.