Dictionary Skills

TEKS 4.3.A Use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation.

Learning Objective:

SWBAT use printresourcesto determine meaning, syllabication, and

pronunciation.

Knowledge Objective:

SWBAT examine the genre of personal narratives from a variety of

racial, cultural, and geographic perspectives.

Demonstration of Learning:

Given a text, I will use print resources to determine meaning,

syllabication, and pronunciation correctly in 4 out of 5 questions.

Personal Narratives: My Story, My

Voice

Multiple Meaning Words

Dictionary

A book or electronic resource
that lists the words of a
language (typically in
alphabetical order) with their
meaning, parts of speech and
accepted syllabication and
pronunciation.

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Parts of a Dictionary

TPS

mountain noun 1. A large area of land that rises to
a great height.

2. A large pile or amount .

mountain , (moun ten) noun, plural
mountains

First meaning

Entry word

Part of speech

Second meaning

pronunciation

plural

How can the parts

of a dictionary

help you become
a better reader?

Determine Meaning (Pass)

The muscles tightened until my knees
bent and my toes curled, and I couldn’t
straighten my legs or toes until the
spasms passed.

Determine Meaning

OCR

The muscles tightened until my knees bent and my toes curled,
and I couldn’t straighten my legs or toes until the spasms passed.

Determine Meaning (Difficult )

TPS

It wasn’t silly to me. We were safe at the
Sheltering Arm, cocooned in Room 202, where
everyone understood what it was like to have
polio. Getting around in the normal world, even in
our own homes, was more difficult than hospital
life. I was going to have so many problems.

Determine Meaning (Difficult)

TPS

It wasn’t silly to me. We were safe at the Sheltering Arm, cocooned in
Room 202, where everyone understood what it was like to have polio.
Getting around in the normal world, even in our own homes, was
more difficult than hospital life. I was going to have so many
problems.

DOL: Demonstration of Learning: 

Given a text, I will use print resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation correctly in 4 out of 5 questions.  

Multiple Choice

Determine the meaning of little.

One evening, a particularly patient nurse coaxed me to drink
some 7-Up.She put one hand behind my head and lifted it gently, to
make it easier for me to swallow. “Just take little sips,” she said.

little / 'lidl/ adjective

• 1. 1. young

• 2. 2. small in size

• 3. 3. not much

• 4. 4. brief, short

Multiple Choice

Which definition most closely fits the way care is used in this text?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Which definition most closely fits the way light is used in this text?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Which definition most closely fits the way reach is used in this text?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Multiple Choice

Determine the meaning of difficult.

His difficult behavior at the family gathering was a great test of patience for everyone.

difficult /difakelt/ adjective

• 1. 1. hard to do

• 2. 2. filled with many tough problems or pain

• 3. 3. hard to deal with or please

• 4. 4. hard to understand

Practice

RC

Create another
sentence using

the word

difficult, as it is
defined in #3

His difficult behavior at the family gathering
was a true test of patience for everyone.