Students will gain new vocab knowledge and apply new words to the reading
Students will use context clues to determine word meaning
Students will use close reading to locate information in a text
This lesson uses the Lewis Carroll poem "Jabberwocky" to help students approach difficult, unknown vocabulary. The poem uses nonsense words, but with strong structural and context clues. By using multiple close-reading strategies, students gain confidence reading difficult text.
This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explore how to use fossils and artifacts (scientific clues) to learn about the polar regions' past. Targeted literacy skills include making inferences, and using context clues to define new vocabulary.
In this seminar, you will be learning how to use context clues to help determine the meaning of a word that has multiple definitions. By classifying and comparing meanings of words, you will be able to choose the correct meaning of a word in a passage. This will help you comprehend what you are reading and gain a full understanding of the text you are reading.StandardsCC.1.2.4.K/ 1.2.5.KDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
A short quiz on CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4, featuring a passage from O. Henry's short story, "The Gift of the Magi". The passage has a Dale-Chall text difficulty level of 5-6, and a Flesch-Kincaid level of 5.0.
This article describes the processes of making inferences and using context clues to define unknown words. Links to web sites and articles provide background knowledge and instruction for teachers and students.
I wrote a short Reader's Theatre skit for Valentine's Day that practices vocabulary skills
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