Word Detective

Word Detective

I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

Multiple Select

What are some strategies we can use to determine the meaning of a word? (check all that apply)

• context clues

• use visuals

• replace it with a synonym

Learning goal for today:

• Use a strategy to determine the meaning of a word

• Readers identify the meaning of words using the vivid images authors create with their words in a text.

Use context clues

A powerful Earthquake may be followed by weaker aftershocks as Earth's crust adjusts after the main quake. I contrast, a series of small earthquakes may occur before a bigger one.

Use the visual to help understand the meaning:

This layer consists of the crust and the top part of the mantle that lies below it. This solid layer is broken up into several large sections, called tectonic plates, which move around very, very slowly above the hotter, more liquid part of the mantle.

Multiple Select

Identify the two strategies we have used to determine the meaning of unknown words so far. (check all that apply)

• Make a good guess

• Use context clues

• Draw a picture

• Use supporting visuals

Open Ended

How do you determine the meaning of words you don't understand?

Use synonyms

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake triggered landslides that dammed many rivers, creating new lakes.

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym?

• a cooking spice

• a word that has the same meaning (or similar) as another word.

• I dont know