Harcourt Journeys: Vocabulary Strategies Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 1

Dictionary Skills: Part 1: PowerPoint Lesson Part 2: Projectable 5.5 Part 3: Practice Book Page 51 Part 4: Leveled Practice 20 Leveled Practice 23 Leveled Practice 26 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Unit 1: Lesson 5 Dictionary Skills Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 3

Part 1: Introduce Strategy Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 4

Today, we’re going to learn how to use a dictionary. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Click on the link to watch the Brain Pop Video: http://www.brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/dictionaryandthesaurus/ Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 6

SUM IT UP Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

What are some reasons for using a dictionary? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

pronunciation and syllabication We use a dictionary for several reasons: check spelling pronunciation and syllabication find out how a word is used (part of speech) find out a word’s meaning (definition) find out where a word came from (origin) Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

HOW TO USE IT Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A dictionary has many parts. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

It is arranged in alphabetical order. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

To find a word, you need to look at the guide words. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

A dictionary entry has many parts to it. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

The first thing you will see is the word’s syllabication. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Next, you will see the word’s pronunciation. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

After the word’s pronunciation, you find the word’s part of speech. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Then you will see the word’s definition. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Last, you see the word’s origin. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 2: Projectables Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 21

Projectable 5.5 Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 3: Guided Practice Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 25

Turn your Practice Book to page 51. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Part 4: Independent Practice Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott 29

See Handout; page 20 in Grab and Go Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

See Handout; page 23 in Grab and Go Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

See Handout; page 26 in Grab and Go Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

How did you do? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott