1. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Copy the following word on your paper. Then, circle the vowel sounds and chunk the word in to its parts.
V U L N E R A B L E 6

2. 6
Even the men from the migrants’ rights group protested that the journey was too dangerous for Nazario. When she traveled alone, Nazario was particularly vulnerable. “Women on the trains have an almost 100 percent chance of being raped,” she says.
Use context clues and word part meanings to write a definition of the bold word above.

3. Even the men from the migrants’ rights group protested that the journey was too dangerous for Nazario. When she traveled alone, Nazario was particularly vulnerable. “Women on the trains have an almost 100 percent chance of being raped,” she says. 6
Which of the following most clearly defines the word vulnerable as it is used in the paragraph?
Helpless
Dangerous
Creative
Lonely

4. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Copy the following word on your paper. Then, circle the vowel sounds and chunk the word in to its parts.
C O N D O L E N C E 7

5. 7
Obama got a phone call from an aunt in Kenya. His father had died in a car accident. “At the time of his death,” Obama wrote, “my father remained a myth to me, both more and less than a man.”
Obama sent a letter of condolence to his relatives in Kenya. But he had not known his father well enough to feel much pain or loss. He moved on with his life.
Use context clues and word part meanings to write a definition of the bold word above.

6. 7
Obama got a phone call from an aunt in Kenya. His father had died in a car accident. “At the time of his death,” Obama wrote, “my father remained a myth to me, both more and less than a man.”
Obama sent a letter of condolence to his relatives in Kenya. But he had not known his father well enough to feel much pain or loss. He moved on with his life.
Which of the following most clearly defines the word condolence as it is used in the paragraph?
sympathy
feeling
hatred
happiness

7. Warm-Up: Take a ¼ sheet.
Copy the following word on your paper. Then, circle the vowel sounds and chunk the word in to its parts.
E M B O D Y 8

8. 8
Wes was drawn to Hill, who led the most impressive company of cadets at Valley Forge. Hill commanded respect by example, not by scare tactics. Hill embodied a new version of manhood for Wes- one more impressive than the bullying he’d seen pass for manhood back in the Bronx.
Use context clues and word part meanings to write a definition of the bold word above.

9. 8
Wes was drawn to Hill, who led the most impressive company of cadets at Valley Forge. Hill commanded respect by example, not by scare tactics. Hill embodied a new version of manhood for Wes- one more impressive than the bullying he’d seen pass for manhood back in the Bronx.
Which of the following most clearly defines the word embodied as it is used in the paragraph?
commanded
represented
respected
influenced

10. Agenda:
Objective: To learn strategies for answering context clues questions.
To catch up with the reading…
Warm-Up: Word syllabication (chunking)
Mini-Lesson: Context Clues
RATA: Context Clues- catching everyone up…
Work Period: Hulk and Black Widow Groups
Closing: Meaning of the mini-lesson word.

11. Hulk:
Complete the Achieve 3000 articles from the list.
Black Widow:
Grade 6: Chapter 5 (3 questions and content question)
Grade 7: Chapter 5 (3 questions and content question)
Grade 8: Chapter 7 (3 questions and content question)

12. Content Questions:
Grade 6: (Chapter 5) Why did the 100-year-old woman make a big impression on Nazario?
Grade 7: (Chapter 5) Describe how Obama’s father and grandfather were “trapped between two worlds.”
Grade 8: (Chapter 7) Wes Moore the author says that “other people hold on to your dreams until you’re ready to take them on yourself.” Who in Wes’s life held on to his dreams for him? In what way? Did the other Wes have anyone doing the same for him?

13. Closing
What is the definition of… Vulnerable Condolence Embody