How do you determine the meaning of an unknown word?

1. How do you determine the meaning of an unknown word?

2. In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the meaning of an unknown wordby looking in the same sentence or a sentence close by.

3. Hmmm…new words to learn?

4. Word written in italics jianbing dumplings Mandarin

5. I guess I’ll keep reading since I don’t know this word…

6. Word written in italics Reread

7. Reread

8. thin pancake made of cornmeal jianbing

10. I think Mandarin is the language Mengmeng speaks.

11. thin pancake made of cornmeal 1. jianbing a language spoken in China 2. Mandarin

12. 1 • Stop and get ready to reread 2 • Reread the same sentence and the sentences close by 3 • Use what you know to help you determine the meaning

13. In this lesson, you have learned how to determine the meaning of an unknown word by looking in the same sentence or a sentence close by.

14. Can you determine the meaning of exploration? HINT: Reread the same sentence and the sentences close by

15. In exploration class, they learn HOW seeds grow into food Use what you know to help you determine the meaning…

16. Learning how something works exploration

17. Word Detectives! Using the reading strategy you just learned, see if you can apply this strategy to another nonfiction text. • Choose a nonfiction article • Practice stopping when you come to an unknown word and rereading • Write your new words and their meanings in your notebook

18. Flip Flop! • Challenge: Can you write a paragraph with a difficult word, but provide clues for the definition in the same sentence or sentences close by? • Pick a word from a topic you are currently studying or a vocabulary word you’ve recently learned • Write a paragraph using that word • Give your paragraph to a buddy to see if they can determine the meaning of your word

19. Following your steps, determine the meaning of the word in this paragraph: porridge