What happens when we don't have a context for understanding?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcvlxivscw&nohtml5=False
begin at 37 seconds
Practice with sentences -- using context clues to understand unfamiliar words.
Here is the document to study for Context Clues: LessonAideContextClues.docx
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Some Types of Context Clues April 15
- Synonym
- Definition
- Noticing what the word is doing in the sentence: which part of speech it is.
- Antonym
- Familiar Words the unfamiliar word sounds like -- that would help it make sense
- Word parts
- Repeated words or synonyms