Understanding Words Through Context

What strategy does the narrator suggest for understanding new words?

• Using context clues

• Memorizing the dictionary

• Asking a teacher immediately

• Skipping the word

What does 'I-D-E-A-S' stand for?

• Identify, Determine, Evaluate, Analyze, Summarize

• Inference, Definition, Example, Antonym, Synonym

• Inquire, Discover, Examine, Assess, Solve

• Introduction, Detail, Example, Analysis, Summary

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How can inference help understand a new word?

• By asking someone else its meaning.

• By ignoring the word completely.

• By using clues in the surrounding text.

• By finding its exact definition in a dictionary.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does 'unconventional' imply about Jane Goodall?

• She followed all the usual rules.

• She was different from other researchers.

• She had extensive formal education.

• She worked in a common research field.

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an example of using a definition context clue?

• Guessing the word's meaning.

• The text directly explains the word.

• Using a synonym to understand the word.

• Looking the word up in a dictionary.

What does 'antonym' mean?

• A word spelled similarly.

• A word that sounds the same.

• A word with the opposite meaning.

• A word used in the same context.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

How does the narrator feel about using a dictionary?

• It's useful, but figuring out words through context is also rewarding.

• It's the only way to learn new words.

• It should be avoided.

• It's outdated with the internet available.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Definition: to arrange into a structure or order

• Infer

• Organize

• Suggest

• Synthesize

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

to establish the truth or accuracy of; to confirm

• loom

• verify

• hanker

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CCSS.L.5.5C

to reach a decision or decide opion on something

• conclude

• emphasize

• illustrate

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D