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Words in Context
Grade Level:
8
Subject:
ELA Reading
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Goal Summary:
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Essential Questions:
How does understanding the meanings of words help students comprehend oral and written language?
Understandings:
Understanding the meanings of words helps students comprehend oral (spoken) and written language.
Content Goals:
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Skill Goals:
Students will
1. use context - the words surrounding the word - to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases.
2. use examples to figure out what a word means in a sentence.
3. use synonyms to figure out what a word means in a sentence.
4. use antonyms to figure out what a word means in a sentence.
5. use the general sense of the sentence
Students will
1. use word parts - prefixes, suffixes, and roots - to
2. spell and pronounce words
3. unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words
4. remember new words
Students will
1. use analogies to deepen understanding of words.
2. use a two-step process to figure out the relationship in a pair of words.
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Reflection:
1. To save time when reading, you should try to figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words by looking at their context - the words surrounding them.
2. Their are four kinds of context clues: examples (marked by words like "for example", "for instance", "including", and "such as") , synonyms (words that mean the same as unknown words), antonyms (words that mean the opposite of unknown words), and the general sense of the sentence (clues in the sentences or surrounding sentences about what words might mean).
3. Textbook authors typically set off important words in italic or boldface and define those words for you, often providing examples as well.