The Meaning of Unknown Words

Reading: Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words

Learners can:

• determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on the text from a range of strategies/tools

Vocabulary: turncoat, imperative, miscreant, bid adieu

Curriculum Kit Materials: President of the Whole Fifth Grade, Reading Activity Book (page 10)

​a person who leaves one party or cause in order to join an opposing one

​​turncoat

​crucial or of great importance

​​imperative

​a person who behaves badly

​​miscreant

​say goodbye

​​bid adieu

​Words to Know

​In a previous lesson, you learned about words called “homonyms." Homonyms are words that have more than one meaning.

What is the Meaning?

​You also learned strategies that can be used to determine the meaning of words.

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Today, we will read chapters 16-18. We will also be determining the meaning of words.

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​President of the Whole Fifth Grade

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph from page 105. What does sold mean in this sentence?

• betray someone for one's own benefit.

• give or hand over (something) in exchange for money.

• persuade someone of the merits of.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage from page 114. What does the word sealed mean in this sentence?

• apply a nonporous coating to (a surface) to make it impervious.

• fasten or close securely.

• fix a piece of wax or lead stamped with a design to (a document) to authenticate it.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage from page 115. What does the word dirty mean in this sentence?

• covered or marked with an unclean substance

• rough, stormy, and unpleasant

• dishonest; dishonorable

Multiple Choice

Which definition of the word “plaque" is correct in the context of these sentences?

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  a sticky deposit on teeth that can cause cavities

• a sickness that infects many people in a community

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  a decorative tablet that is fixed to a wall or surface to remember a person or event

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  a picture of Miss Delicious from when she was in fifth grade

-Get a drink/snack
-Use the bathroom
-Stretch/Get up/Move Around

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Needed for Writing: Handwriting Activity Book (page 28)

​Break Time