Context Clues, Lecture notes of Spanish

Download Context Clues and more Lecture notes Spanish in PDF only on Docsity! Context Clues Reading Strategies Across the Content Areas Why Use Context Clues? Using context clues helps one figure out unknown words without using a dictionary. Dictionaries are not provided in life (or on standardized tests). The more a student “thinks” about a word, the higher the chance of retention. DEFINITION Readers use the definition in the sentence to understand the unknown word. Examples: o Mary retained, or kept, the deed to her mother’s house. o Spanish noblemen lived in encomiendas, estates given to Spaniards in the new world beginning in 1503. EXAMPLE - ILLUSTRATION Readers use an example or illustration to understand the unknown word. Example: Comparing Barry Bonds to infamous figures such as Al Capone, Benito Mussolini, Sadaam Hussein, and Art Modell is a bit extreme, don't you think? CONTRAST Readers understand the unknown word because it is compared or contrasted with another word in the sentence. Examples: Her sisters were thin, but Imelda herself was obese. The United States is an open country, especially when compared with a hermetic nation like Bhutan. GRAMMAR Readers use the word’s function in the sentence or its part of speech to figure out the unknown word. Example: A spider’s exoskeleton is extremely strong and does not stretch. In order to increase in size, spiders must form a new exoskeleton. Most spiders molt five to ten times. By determining that the word is a verb, students know that it’s something spiders DO – helping them to conceptualize the word. What would they need to DO in context? EXAMPLES IN CONTEXT If we are to understand the politics of a nation, we must understand the issues people care about and the underlying images of the good society and how to achieve it that shape their opinions. Citizens in different nations differ as to the importance they attach to various policy outcomes. In some societies, private property is highly valued. In others, communal possessions are the rule. Some goods are valued by nearly everyone, such as material welfare, but societies differ nevertheless: some emphasize equality and minimum standards for all, while others emphasize the opportunity to move up the economic ladder. STRATEGIES FOR THE CLASSROOM (What can we do?) 2 f - $3 Preview selections. Identify vocabulary that may be a problem for students. Reading Levels Differ. This study revealed that mutations were occurring at about the same rate across the full genome—not just in specific parts. This might help explain why efforts to keep some plants at bay with single-gene- targeting herbicides are often only briefly successful. It should also hearten researchers who are searching for ways to improve crops. But to truly expedite strategic breeding for many crops, full genome sequencing will be crucial to giving horticulturalists a genetic map to different traits. FRAYER MODELSFrayer Model Definition in your own words Facts/characteristics Examples Nonexamples Quadrilateral A quadrilateral is a shape with 4 sides. •4 sides • may or may not be of equal length • sides may or may not be parallel • square • rectangle • trapezoid • rhombus • circle • triangle • pentagon • dodecahedron Active Reading Charts Word pg. # What I Think Def. the word means Worksheets or Bellwork 1) With his worn-out clothes and shoes and his bad haircut, he looked pathetic. Using the context for clues, pathetic means_______________________________. 2) Under different circumstances, I would consider taking you out for dinner. Using the context for clues, circumstances means____________________________. 3) The cars in NASCAR races move at a great velocity. Using the context for clues, velocity means_________________________________. CONCEPT MAPS Examples of what to put in sections: - Synonyms - Antonyms - Definition in Own Words - What it’s Like - What it’s Not Like - A picture - A sentence using the word VERBAL AND VISUAL WORD ASSOCIATION (VVWA) Word: CELL Visual Representation: Definition: It is a very tiny structure that makes up all plants and animals. Personal Association: It reminds me of rooms in a house. They have lots of different uses, but together they make a home. OTHER RESOURCES AND LINKS: • https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx_ta b2.htm Comprehensive list • http://www.betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/Root% 20Words.htm List • http://www.prestwickhouse.com/articles.aspx?id=52 Quizlet resources from Prestwick House • http://www.virtualsalt.com/roots.htm List with helpful links and resources • http://quizlet.com/_5ack Word parts for Science (Medical) • http://www.math.com/tables/general/measures/metric.ht m Prefixes for Math • http://www.tangischools.org/dept/tech/schooltech/prefix %20transparency.pdf Prefixes for Math