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AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE
 ACTIVITY
STRATEGY USED TO
UNFAMILIAR WORDS MEANING LEARNING ITS
MEANING

A place where we store food Visual – Aural

Cantina
for sale/distribution Association

Baloney Foolish or deceptive/prank Dictionary

Moulds A molder of clay Context clues

Kilns Burn/bake Dictionary
A pipe where smoke may
Chimney Context clues
appear
Visual – Aural
Calloused Hard skin
Association
Clutching Grasp or seize Word Structure
unbearable Not bearable Word Structure
 STRATEGIES TO HELP IMPROVE
VOCABULARY
1. Context Clue.
Learning the meaning of words from context of your reading material.
Example:
It was idyllic day – sunny, warm, and perfect for a walk
in the park
idyllic day means happy day or peaceful day
2. Word Structure
word can give clues to the meaning in its structure.
Analyzing word’s structure and properties is a vocabulary
strategy.
Example:
Schoolyard is made of “school”+”yard”
walking: Walk+ing
STRATEGIES TO HELP IMPROVE
VOCABULARY
3. Visual – Aural Association
a word that’s either looks like or sounds like the
word whose meaning you are trying to learn.
Example:
Cantina sounds like canteen