Agenda 4.30 Warm-up (Dictionary Look-up) & Silent Reading Context Clues Review Flocabulary Song + Lyrics Silent Reading

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Please grab your folder and journal. Thanks!  Warm-up: Grab a YELLOW dictionary from the front and look up the words from your journal yesterday. When you’re finished, please silent read.

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Context Clues Review SYNONYM: A word or group of words that has the same meaning as the unknown word can be found in the sentence. My little brother is gaunt—just so thin and bony! Definition: lean and haggard; often because of suffering, hunger, or age

Context Clues Practice The brawl, or fight, on the playground got both kids sent to the principal. Definition?

Context Clues Review ANTONYM: A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning as the unknown word can be found in the sentence. Though some students are aloof, others pay attention to everything. Definition: cool and distant; not friendly

Context Clues Practice The man who used to be very lax with the rules now follows all the laws. Definition?

Context Clues Review EXPLANATION: The unknown word is explained within the sentence. My friend was so forlorn when her dog died that she cried for a week. Definition: pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

Context Clues Practice She was so erratic that she would be in a great mood one minute and crying the next. You never could predict the way she’d act. Definition?

Context Clues Review EXAMPLE: Specific examples in the sentence help define the term. Commercial vehicles, such as trucks, buses, and taxis with paid drivers, can all be found on the road. Definition: a vehicle used for carrying goods or fare-paying passengers.

Context Clues Practice The comestibles, including a huge pizza, a birthday cake, chocolate-covered peanuts, and tasty hot dogs, were all in the fridge before my birthday party. Definition?

Context Clues Practice Listen to the song. Look at the bold words and try to determine their meaning using context clues. Underline the context clues. Write down what you think the definition is. Word Up – “Too Easy”

Silent Reading