Context Clues, Appositives, Cause and Effect, Restatements

These are important words or phrases in a sentence that helps in identifying the meaning of difficult word or items in a sentence

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Context Clues

• Definition or Statement Clue

• Explanation or Example Clue

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

It is a type of context clue that provides readers with varying examples to allow them fully examine the unfamiliar words. Words like including, such as and for example point out example clues.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Context Clues

• Definition or Statement Clue

• Explanation or Example Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

It is a type of context clue that provides the synonyms of words to provide the meaning of an unfamiliar word or words.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue

• Definition or Statement Clue

• Explanation or Example Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

It is a type of context clue that provides direct statement or meaning of the unfamiliar word/s.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue

• Definition or Statement Clue

• Explanation or Example Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

It is a type of context clue that explains the reason and the result of an event or action. Words like because, since, therefore, thus, so, etc. may signal context clues.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue

• Inference or General Text Clue

• Explanation or Example Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

It is a type of context clue that provides the meaning of unfamiliar words that can be inferred or guessed from the description of the situation. The author provides non-specific clues, often spread over the sentence or number of sentence.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Cause-and-Effect or Reason-Result Clue

• Inference or General Text Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

It is a type of context clue that presents the similarities in meaning or contexts. Words used are like, as, similar to, in the same way, likewise, resembling, too and also.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Comparison or Sameness Clue

• Inference or General Text Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

It is a type of context clue that tells the opposite meaning of the difficult word. It shows contrast.

• Synonym or Restatement Clue

• Comparison or Sameness Clue

• Inference or General Text Clue

• Antonym or Contrast Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A