Word Associations and Context Clues

Mrs. Pearson guides students through a vocabulary review exercise based on the biography of Helen Keller. The lesson includes a preview of vocabulary words, a sentence completion exercise using context clues and pictures, and a reflection on learning targets. Students are encouraged to use a worksheet or paper to write their answers and reflect on their understanding of the vocabulary words.

What materials are needed for the lesson?

• A textbook

• A calculator

• A ruler

• A pencil and paper

What is the learning target of this lesson?

• To read a book

• To write an essay

• To use pictures and context clues to fill in sentences

• To memorize vocabulary words

Which word means 'to know'?

• Curious

• Knowledge

• Motion

• Silence

What word fits the sentence: 'I had a temperature and chills when I came down with an _____'?

• Imitated

• Behavior

• Illness

• Darkness

What is the correct word for 'afraid to sleep in total _____'?

• Imitated

• Darkness

• Behavior

• Illness

Which word means 'to copy'?

• Illness

• Imitated

• Behavior

• Darkness

What word fits the sentence: 'Deaf people live in a world of _____'?

• Silence

• Motion

• Curious

• Knowledge

What goes with 'acts and manners'?

• Behavior

• Darkness

• Imitated

• Illness

What word fits the sentence: 'Puppies are often _____ and end up in trouble because of it'?

• Knowledge

• Motion

• Silence

• Curious

What goes with 'copied and very similar'?

• Illness

• Behavior

• Imitated

• Darkness