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WHAT TO DO WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A WORD MEANS

WHAT TO DO WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A WORD MEANS. How do you figure out what a word means when you’re reading a text?. WHAT TO DO WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A WORD MEANS. How do you figure out what a word means when you’re reading a text?.

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WHAT TO DO WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A WORD MEANS

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  1. WHAT TO DO WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A WORD MEANS How do you figure out what a word means when you’re reading a text?

  2. WHAT TO DO WHEN WE DON’T KNOW WHAT A WORD MEANS How do you figure out what a word means when you’re reading a text? Can you think of a time when you would need to figure out the definition of a word, but you couldn’t use a dictionary? What could you do in this situation?

  3. CONTEXT CLUES!!!!!! Reading 6.1.4 SWBAT Monitor expository text for unknown words or words with novel meanings by using word, sentence, and paragraph clues to determine meaning. THESE ARE STRATEGIES YOU CAN USE TO DETERMINE WHAT A WORD MEANS

  4. SOME CONTEXT CLUE STRATEGIES ARE: • BEFORE/AFTER • REPLACE WORD • EXAMPLES • EXPLANATION • SYNONYM • ANTONYM

  5. BEFORE/AFTER • USE THE WORDS AROUND THE UNKNOWN WORD TO DETERMINE ITS PURPOSE. EXAMPLE: The diamond ring was radiantly shining on her finger. Radiantly probably means “brightly” or “shining very much” because we know what “shining” means and we know that “radiantly” is an adverb modifying “shining”.

  6. REPLACE WORD • Replace the unknown word with a word you know that makes sense in the sentence. Example: Since this was the first time I played an X-Box 360 and I was not an expert like they were, my peers called me an amateur. Amateur probably means “beginner”, since we can replace it with “beginner” and the sentence still makes sense.

  7. EXAMPLES • Sometimes the author gives you examples of the unknown word in the sentence. Example: Projectiles include those items that are shot forward, like a cannon shell, bullet, or rocket. Projectiles probably means something that is shot forward, since the objects in the sentence are all shot forward.

  8. EXPLANATION • Sometimes the author includes an explanation of the unknown word in the sentence. Example: Phyllis was elated and filled with happiness when she won the race. Elated probably means very happy since the author explains that Phyllis was “filled with happiness” in the sentence.

  9. SYNONYM • This is similar to replacing the word, except that the author has already done it for you in the sentence! Example: His rancor, or hatred, of his brother has caused him to live life as a lonely person. Rancor probably means hatred, since the author gives the additional word “hatred” to get his point across.

  10. ANTONYM • The author contrasts the unknown word with its antonym, or opposite. Example: Although Tom was anxious about the test, Tina was not worried at all. Anxious means worried because the author tells us that Tina was “not” like Tom.

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