Transcript Context Clues

Lesson 23
Day 2
Question of the Day:
• How do you think Chester
Cricket would describe his
friend Harry and Tickey to
another cricket?
Listening Comprehension
• I am going to finish reading the magazine article
to you titled “Musical Insects”.
• Magazine Articles
* Presents facts and other information of
interest to readers
* Are written in a lively and entertaining
way.
• Lets listen to find out why the insects are
described as “musical”.
FOCUS SKILL
Sequence is the order in which events
happen. Authors of fiction stories
usually write the story events in
sequence. An author may use timeorder words such as first, next, then,
and finally to show the sequence.
Keeping track of the sequence of events
can help you understand what you read.
Graphing Organizer for Sequence
• Open your books to page 604- Reread this
section with your partner.
What was Chester doing just before he ate the two
dollar bill?
• Now turn to page 605- Reread this page
independently.
What does Tucker do right after Chester tell him that
the has eaten a two-dollar bill?
Context Clues
• Context clues are words or phrases that surround
an unfamiliar word and give hints about its
meaning.
• Context clues may be found in the sentence,
sentences, or paragraphs surrounding an
unfamiliar word.
• They help you understand the meaning of an
unknown word or they can help you understand
words with more than one meaning.
Practice Context Clues
The tired farmer had toiled in his field all day planting
crops.
A. Played
B. Worked Hard
C. Ran
The police officer admonished the man not to drive down
the flooded street.
A. Warned
B. Rewarded
C. Promised
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Practice Vocabulary
• Open your books to page 598.
• As I read the story, when we
come to highlighted vocabulary
word, you say the word.
• Pay close attention, because we
will be answering questions
about what we read.
If you do something
forlornly, you do it in a
way that shows you
feel sad and lonely.
Why did Chester look forlornly at
the two-dollar bill?
People might fidget, or
more around restlessly,
when they are bored or
nervous.
Why did Ticker fidget when Harry
told Chester he had money?
A person or thing that
is pathetic is sad and
helpless. You usually
feel sorry for pathetic
people or things.
When did Tucker act pathetic?
When you have
resolved to do
something, you have
made up your mind to
do it.
What did Mario resolve to do to free
Chester?
If an animal is
scrounging, it is looking
around trying to find
food.
How did Ticker’s Scrounging make
him a wealthy mouse?
If you describe
someone as noble, you
think that person is
honest and unselfish.
Who was more noble, Chester or
Tucker? Why?
Someone who is stingy
doesn’t like to spend
money or share what
they have.
Why did Ticker Mouse not want to
be known as stingy?
If you think someone is
guilty of doing
something wrong, you
have a suspicion about
him or her.
What was Mrs. Bellini’s first
suspicion when she saw Chester on
the pile of coins?
Spelling Words
Words with Suffixes –ation, -ition, -al, ial
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Decoration
Abbreviation
Admiration
Association
Aviation
Civilization
Declaration
Addition
Composition
Preposition
Abdominal
Proposal
Rendition
• Disposal
• Emotional
• Environmental
• Denial
• Facial
• Judicial
• Testimonial
Challenge Words:
• Superficial
• Repetition
• Conversation
• Approximation
• International