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Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning Intro to Conte x t Clues

Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning Intro to Conte x t Clues. Context refers to the words or sentences before or after an unknown word that help explain what the word means. CC = Context clues. There are 6 different types of CC’s. 1.) Definition and Restatement Def. & Restate

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Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning Intro to Conte x t Clues

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  1. Strategies for UnlockingWord MeaningIntro to Context Clues

  2. Context refers to the words or sentences before or after an unknown word that help explain what the word means. CC = Context clues

  3. There are 6 different types of CC’s

  4. 1.) Definition and Restatement Def. & Restate • When a word is directly defined. Often this is used in technical terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader.

  5. What are some types of writing that may include technical terms?

  6. The definition is usually not as long as in the dictionary. • Often signaled by commas • 2nd Column • Example: John sat at the periphery of the audience, as far away from the stage as possible.

  7. 2nd Column periphery means is the outskirts, or outer part, far away, on the edge.

  8. 1st Column 2.) Comparison Sentence compares the unknown word to a word with similar meaning.

  9. Words that let you know it may be a comparison: in the same way, like, as, also • Often there are similar things described

  10. 2nd Column Example: This bike route seems as arduousas the one in the Rocky Mountains that’s called Agony Trail.

  11. 2nd Column • Arduous means = Hard to do, rough, difficult

  12. 1st Column 3.) Contrast • Tells the difference • Key words: but, instead, however, unlike

  13. 2nd Column Example: Maria was lethargic in school, but she was a bundle of joy at cheer practice.

  14. 2nd Column • Lethargic means: dull, drowsy, down, angry

  15. 1st Column 4.) Example • Sentence gives an example • Key words signaling an example: for example, such as, including, other, for instance

  16. 2nd Column Example: Writers use many literary genres, such as poetry, the short story, and the novel, to express their ideas.

  17. 2nd Column • Genre means kind or type of something and literary means writing or reading.

  18. 1st- 5.) CAUSE AND EFFECT • C and E (cause and effect) tells us about an action and the result of that action. • Words signaling cause and effect: because, since, so, therefore, as a result • Cause- usually stated in unfamiliar terms. Effect -usually in words that we already know.

  19. Example: Because Mark was a negligentbabysitter, his younger brother wandered off and fell into the pool.

  20. Negligent means: careless or inattentive, not watchful.

  21. 6.) Inference • Inference- simply guessing the meaning of an unknown word, using what you already know. • Example- The catering company prepared a smorgasbord for lunch.

  22. Smorgasbord means a lunch or dinner buffet with a large variety of different foods. • Can you guess its etymology?

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