Context Clues Lesson Plan Jonathan A.

Peacock 9/20/2012
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On Monday, we learned to look in the sentence to find the meaning for some unfamiliar vocabulary words. We called the information surrounding the unknown word context. Now you can get the unknown word just from reading all the other words in the sentence and getting the general meaning of the sentence. But there are actually specific types of context. This is where your note-taking begins (chart for document camera below)

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We have four main types of context that we will be looking at today. First is definition. Sometimes the definition is given right in the sentence. An example of this would be I went to sleep in the hammock, a giant spread of fabric hanging from tree to tree, and I didnt wake up til morning. Here hammock means a giant spread of fabric hanging where people sleep. When the definition is given in context, we sometimes see the words is and means. It is important to not that clue words only appear sometimes, but when we see them it can be helpful to focus in on them as clues to finding the answer. The second type of context is antonyms. When the opposite of a word is given to us, it can help us to find the meaning of the unfamiliar vocabulary word. Synonyms are words that mean the same or almost the same thing as the unfamiliar vocabulary word. Using synonyms can really help us when we find them in the context of the sentence with our unfamiliar vocabulary word. The last context clue we will talk about today is examples. When a sentence gives us examples of the unfamiliar vocabulary word, we can understand the meaning but summarizing those examples under one title. That title is our unfamiliar vocabulary word.

Clue Word Is means meaning an apostrophe (comma sandwich)

Clue word for definition The author provides the meaning of the word in the sentence.

but not unlike

Like such as

lists including such as

antonym Other words that mean the opposite are used to show contrast in the same sentence. synonym Other words that mean the same or almost the same are used in the same sentence. examples The author illustrates a word by showing similar things.

Example in a sentence I went to sleep in the hammock, a giant spread of fabric hanging from tree to tree, and I didnt wake up til morning. Ed was known for being cantankerous, unlike his goodnatured brother.

Chortling like giggling can be positive or negative?

Different ceremonies, such as weddings and funerals, were held there.

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Name: ___________________ Class:_______________ Date:_____________________

Communication Arts
Class Notes
Clue words can help you make meaning rom the conte!t" #t is important to recogni$e that sometimes the clue words will be absent or be used di erently% but when they are eatured in the sentence% it will help you to notice them and make use o them"

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(!ample in a sentence
# went to sleep in the hammock% a giant spread o abric hanging rom tree to tree% and # didn+t wake up ,til morning"

meaning an apostrophe )comma sandwich*

but not unlike -ike such as : lists including such as

(d was known or being cantankerous% unlike his good-natured brother" Chortling like giggling can be positive or negative? Di erent ceremonies% such as weddings and unerals% were held there"

Guided Practice Directions: &rite the conte!t clue and the type o conte!t clue it is" .hen write what you think the word means" /" .he room was ull o her kin% such as her brother% sister% aunt% grandmother% and cousins" Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning

Partners Do /" 1e was wearing a burnoose% a scar worn around the head" Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning

2" 3he said the music would be cacophonous but it sounded beauti ul to me" Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning

4" .here was a bowl ull o citrus ruits like oranges% lemons% and limes" Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning

5" .ell me about your dreams like what you want rom your uture or things you would like to do in your li e" Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning

Name: ___________________ Class:_______________ Date:_____________________ Directions: 6ead the article below and then ill in the tables on the back with the conte!t clues% type o clues% and the likely meaning o bolded word"

7unctuality
Punctuality% being on time% is a popular character trait" #t is pri$ed by doctors and dentists" 7atients who are late mess up their schedules and cause other patients to have longer waiting times" .eachers en8oy punctuality as well" -ate students disrupt the low o the class and may miss important in ormation" 9riends appreciate punctuality% too: No one likes to be kept waiting" 7unctuality is the act o being on time" .he opposite o punctuality is tardiness" #t is a sign o respect to be on time; it is disrespect ul to be late" 3ome people are always late" .hey seem disorganized, unlike people who keep everything neat and tidy" 0aybe they lose track o time" 0aybe they get distracted by other things such as getting lost on the way% shiny pennies on the loor% or stopping to talk to riends" #t doesn<t matter what the e!cuse is% being late annoys those kept waiting" 1ave you ever had to wait or a riend to show up so that you could do something un? 1ave you had a birthday party where you kept waiting or a tardy riend to inally show up? 1ave you ever stood waiting a ter school or your ride home% wondering whether you had been orgotten? =ou know how it eels to watch the clock and wonder what happened to the person who is supposed to meet you" 3ince you know how it eels% you should be care ul not to do that to others"

Directions: 9ill in the tables based on the article 7unctuality" >nknown word Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning E

7unctuality

>nknown word

Conte!t Clue

.ype o Clue

&ord and 0eaning

distracted

>nknown word disorgani$ed

Conte!t Clue

.ype o Clue

&ord and 0eaning

Name: ___________________ Class:_______________ Date:_____________________ Directions: 6ead the article below and then ill in the tables on the back with the conte!t clues% type o clues% and the likely meaning o bolded word"

?onnie and Clyde

?onnie and Clyde were notorious criminals% not people who no one had every heard o " .hey robbed stores and banks" .hey murdered innocent people and even police o icers" At the end o their two@year crime spree% they died% shot by police o icers" .heir story was ront@page news"

>nlike most ront@page crime stories% the story o ?onnie and Clyde was not orgotten the ne!t day" #t went on to become a legend, which means the story o ?onnie and Clyde has never died" ?onnie and Clyde were growing up 8ust as our country was going into the Areat Depression" ?onnie<s and Clyde<s amilies were poor% like most everyone else at that time in history" .hen ?onnie met Clyde" 3he knew that Clyde was already involved in petty )like minor* crimes% but both o them elt that they were entitled to more than a li e o poverty% and they didn<t see anything wrong with robbing a store once in a while to get what they wanted" #t wasn<t much o a surprise when Clyde ended up in 8ail" #t wasn<t the end o Clyde<s crime spree either; it was only the beginning" ?onnie helped Clyde escape by smuggling a gun into Clyde<s 8ail cell" Clyde escaped with ?onnie" Now they were both wanted criminals" .hey took o together" ?onnie and Clyde traveling ast in stolen cars% stealing what they needed along the way" .hey knew that their li e o crime couldn<t last orever% but they wanted to make it last as long as they could because they were both determined: driven and motivated" .hey didn<t let anything stand in their way" .hey didn<t let anybody stand in their way either"
Directions: 9ill in the tables based on the article ?onnie and Clyde" >nknown word Conte!t Clue .ype o Clue &ord and 0eaning 3

notorious

>nknown word legend

Conte!t Clue

.ype o Clue

&ord and 0eaning

>nknown word petty

Conte!t Clue

.ype o Clue

&ord and 0eaning

>nknown word determined

Conte!t Clue

.ype o Clue

&ord and 0eaning