Transcript Context Clues

Context Clues
Literature 7
Mrs. Turner
 Although Lilly was late for class, she did not
have a good enough _______ for her
tardiness.
 What word do you think goes in the blank?
How did you know what words could
have gone in the blank?
 In determining the appropriate word to use in
the blank, you probably examined the other
words in the sentence for clues.
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Although was a clue that Lilly shouldn’t have
been late for class unless she had a good
reason.
Tardiness is something you need to explain to
those you keep waiting.
What are these “clues” called?
 Context Clues!
 What does context mean?
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Context is the way in which a word is used.
Many words have more than one meaning.
Ex:
Do you have any spare change?
Change= money
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It is time to change classes.
Change= switch
What makes the word “change” different in these two
sentences?
The context, or the way the words are used.
So….
 When you use context clues, you determine
the meaning of a word based on how it is
used.
 Let’s have a little fun with some jibberish
words. See if you can figure out the meaning
based on how the word is used.
 I used my new galazering to listen to music
last night.
 What do you think a “galazering “is?
 Something that plays music!
 All of the orange juice spilled out of the
cracked yoortle.
 What is a yoortle?
 A cup or container!
 One more…
 I looked at the monthly spulrickel see what
yesterday’s date was.
 What is a spulrickel?
 A calendar!
 Congratulations! You used context clues to
figure out my nonsense words.
 Take a look at the worksheet titled “Steps for
Identifying Unfamiliar Words”. Follow the
steps and fill out the worksheet to figure out
the meaning of the word stalwart in the
following paragraph:
 The stalwart sailor had a long white beard like
a goat’s. When he walked, he was so sturdy
and solid that I could feel the ground shake.
He had the muscles of someone who was
used to hard, physical work. I watched him
as he lifted a 250 pound sack of carrots.
 What does the word stalwart mean?
 STRONG!
 Place the worksheet in your binder under
your “notes” sections. Refer back to it
whenever you need a refresher on how to
use context clues.
Now let’s play a little game called
“ADD ON”
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Number your paper 1-6.
The tall edifice
The tall edifice added
The tall edifice added beauty
The tall edifice added beauty to the city
The tall edifice added beauty to the city after
3 years of contruction.
 What is an edifice?
 Answer: a tall building or skyscraper
 The callow
 The callow babysitter jumped
 The callow babysitter jumped on the couch
 The callow babysitter jumped on the couch
and stuck out her tongue
 The callow babysitter jumped on the couch
and stuck out her tongue at the crying child.
 What does callow mean?
 Answer: immature