Transcript F:\Presentation 1 on Context Clues Revised

Context Clues
Presented by:
C. B. Wright
Objectives
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After teaching the concept of context
clues, students should be able to:
1. Identify and define context clues.
2. Identify the types of context clues.
3. Describe the context clues from given
examples.
Context Clues
Say What??
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Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
never seen
words mean different things
we use slang when we speak
we encounter vocabulary we’ve
before
To figure out what different things mean,
we can …
Use Context Clues
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Text book writers usually know when they must use
a word that will be new to their student readers. So
they often include other words or phrases to help
with the understanding of the new word.
These words or phrases are referred to as context
clues. They are built into the sentences around the
difficult word.
If you become more aware of the words around the
difficult words you encounter in your reading, you
will save your self many trips to the dictionary. You
will be able to make logical guesses about the
meanings of many words.
4 types of context clues
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examples
synonyms and
definitions
antonyms and
contrasts
experience or
sense of the
sentence
What are example clues
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Using examples or illustrations, an author tries
to show what a word means.
Look for words or phrases like "such as,"
"including," or "consists of."
Colons (:) and dashes (-) can also signal
examples.
Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and
stars, are governed by predictable laws
What are synonym
and antonym clues
Synonyms are words that have similar
meanings
 Antonyms are words that have different
meanings
My opponent's argument is fallacious,
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misleading, and plain wrong.
Although some men are loquacious, others
hardly talk at all.
What are experience clues
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Sometimes we can use our own personal
experiences to guide us towards word
meanings
The patient is so somnolent that she
requires medication to help her stay
awake for more than a short time.
Practice using examples
Write the what you think meaning of each word is on the Context Clues handout
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The river was full of noxious materials such as cleaning
agents from factories and pesticides from the nearby
farms.
When going to an office party you should show your
best decorum, for example, dress your best, drink and
eat moderately, and be sure to thank the host before
you leave.
This third grade was full of precocious children. One
child had learned to read at two and another could do
algebra at age 6.
More Practice
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The girl who used to be very vociferous
doesn't talk much anymore.
Pedagogical institutions, including high
schools, kindergartens, and colleges, require
community support to function efficiently.
He was so parsimonious that he refused to
give his own sons the few pennies they needed
to buy pencils for school. It truly hurt him to
part with his money.
More Practice
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His pertinacity, or stubbornness, is the
cause of most of his trouble.
Rather than be involved in clandestine
meetings, they did everything quite
openly.
Ecclesiastics, such as priests, ministers,
and pastors, should set models of
behavior for their congregants.
In Your Own Words
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No constable or other
bailiff of ours shall
take corn or other
provisions from
anyone without
immediately tendering
money therefore,
unless he can have
postponement thereof
by permission of the
seller.
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Summarize what this
means using only five
words
Officers
must
pay
for
food.
Now lets look at this line by line
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No sheriff or bailiff of ours, or other
person, shall take the horses or carts of
any freeman for transport duty, against
the will of the said freeman
Using the context clues to help you think about what these questions.
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What is a “constable”? What is a ”bailiff”?
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What do you think “transportation duty” is?
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What does the word “will” mean?