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DO NOW. Enter the room silently Put your homework on your desk Begin on do now (see handout) Work by yourself at a level 0 When you are done, SSR. Meaning of Words. Have you ever been reading something a came across a word you did not know? How did you feel? What did you do? .
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DO NOW • Enter the room silently • Put your homework on your desk • Begin on do now (see handout) • Work by yourself at a level 0 • When you are done, SSR
Have you ever been reading something a came across a word you did not know? How did you feel? What did you do?
There are over 200,000 (two-hundred thousand) words in the English language • Do you know ALL of them? • Nobody knows every single word they read • It’s okay!
What can we do? • Provisions, such as hot dogs and french fries, are delicious! • Provisions = ? • Provisions = food • HOW did we figure that out?
Context Clues • One of the best ways to identify unknown words is to use context clues • Context clues are words or sentences around unknown words that help you identify the meaning of the unknown word
To use context clues you should: • 1) Carefully read the words and sentences around the unknown word • CIRCLE the unknown word • Highlight the hints around the unknown word • 2) Thinkabout what is happening in the sentence around the unknown word • 3) Make a goodguess, based on what is happening, for what the word means • 4) Replacethe unknown word with your guess. If it makes sense, then it is correct!
Let’s try! • Owls are nocturnal. Instead of sleeping at night, they sleep in the morning and fly around and look for food at night. • Sally had to repress he anger so that she didn’t blow up in the middle of class when the teacher issued her demerits. • Keith must have been immune to the sickness. All his friends got sick, but he didn’t.
MOW Practice • In teams, find the unknown word (see correct page). Circle it. • Using context clues, find the answer choice that has the closest meaningto the unknown word. • Write your answer on the white board. • DO NOT let other teams see your answer! • Be prepared to explain WHY you chose your answer.
Fled (pg. 1) • To rebuild • To escape • To go back to • To burn down
Frolicked (pg. 2) • To clean • To hide • To play • To sit
Bewildered (pg. 3) • Confused • Happy • Tired • Prepared
Seething (pg. 4) • Sweating • Scared • Angry • Hungry
Demolished (pg. 8) • Beautiful • Old • Destroyed • Closed
Feeble (pg. 18) • Scared • Weak • Courageous • Japanese
Deliberately (pg. 19) • By accident • With anger • With joy • On purpose
Evacuating (pg. 21) • To leave or remove • To bring back • To carry • To feed