Lessons tagged with "context-clues"

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use nearby words (context clues) to determine the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use nearby words (context clues) to determine the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on applying knowledge of synonyms to determine the meaning of words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use known synonyms to determine the meaning of the unknown synonym. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on identifying homographs. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read three sentences that use the homograph with different meanings. Then, they read two possible meanings and identify context clues to help explain which meaning fits with which sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on explaining the use of figurative language. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify instances of figurative language and then use context clues to help them interpret the meaning of the phrase. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on spelling frequently misspelled words correctly. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the definitions of misspelled words. Using the help of context clues, students place the words in the correct sentence frame. Then, they read the sentences and write the words with their definitions. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading literature lesson covers how to determine the figurative meaning of words and phrases (not types of figurative language). The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to use context clues from literary passages to help explain the figurative meaning of specific words and phrases.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on recognizing the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words in English. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read sentences that need a foreign word added from the word bank. Then, they use context clues to figure out which foreign word fits properly into each sentence and they read the sentence aloud using the foreign word. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This language lesson covers how to distinguish between connotations of words with similar denotations. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will analyze sentences for context clues that suggest which of three similar words can be used in the sentence based on each word’s denotation and connotation.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on interpreting shades of meaning. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the definitions of closely related words and the sentences that follow. Then, they use context clues to place the correct word in its proper sentence. Last, students explain their answers. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This language lesson covers the use of context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will read a paragraph, identify context clues that help explain the meaning of bolded words, and then reread the sentence replacing the word with its meaning.

This language/vocabulary lesson covers the use of context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify word meaning within expository passages.

This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use nearby words (context clues) to determine the meaning of an unknown word in a sentence. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This vocabulary lesson is designed as a part of our Link to Literacy English Language Development program. This description will be updated soon.

This vocabulary lesson is designed as a part of our Link to Literacy English Language Development program. This description will be updated soon.

This vocabulary lesson is designed as a part of our Link to Literacy English Language Development program. This description will be updated soon.