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2. 1.Men send these to women to show their affection. 2.Bring down. The elevator ed us to the first floor. 3.Opposite of high. 4.Opposite of fast. 5.A small, narrow opening. Put the coin in the. 6.Plenty of something. 7.This word makes a statement negative. 8.A fastening you make in string or rope. 9.A short letter or message. 10.What you use for smelling and breathing. 11.A type of flower. flowers lower low slow slot a lot not knot nose note rose

3. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogie into it

4. Speed Bear Sand They are all traps

5. Rope Rug Heart They are all burns

6. Yahtzee An actor A bakery They all have rolls/roles

7. Review Context Clue Notes

8. Context Clues Notes You don’t always have to have a dictionary to learn the meanings of new words in your reading. You can often use context to figure out the meaning of a word. Context are the words and sentences surrounding the unknown word. Textbooks tell you a word’s meaning; they italicize or bold terms and give definitions and examples of those terms.

9. Benefits of using context clues Saves you time when reading After you figure out the meaning of the same word more than once through context, it may become part of your working vocabulary

10. 4 major types of context clues

11. Examples Provide clues to what a word means Key words to signal example context clues – For example – For instance – Including – Such as

12. Synonyms Words that mean the same as an unknown word – may provide clues to meaning In the United States, shaking hands is the appropriate way to greet someone; in China, bowing is the right way. a. proper b. artificial c. insulting

13. Antonyms Words that mean the opposite of an unknown word- may help figure out a meaning Key words to signal antonym context clues – However – But – Yet – On the other hand – Instead of – In contrast

14. General sense of the sentence Sometimes you need the entire sentence to provide clues to meaning

15. College Reading Skills Chapter 2 Vocabulary in Context p. 69 Read through Introduction to Context Clues

16. Example Context Clues 1. Examples: Read through Complete 3 samples together – Show down. Complete 1-10 Rally Coach. Write the letter of your choice on your paper AND the examples used in the sentence. Review

17. SHOWDOWN 1. Teacher will pick a Showdown Captain. 2. The Showdown Captain will read the first question. 3. Students write their answers down and keep covered. 4. When the teacher calls out “Showdown”, all the students in the group show their answers. 5. Team members then review their answers and if needed coach a team member who didn’t get it right. Then the group can celebrate. 6. The student to the left of the Showdown Captain will become the Showdown Captain for the next round. 7. Repeat from step 2 for each round.

18. Show down practice Complete this problem on your dry erase board, but don’t show anyone in your group. When you are finished, flip your board over. 3+5-4+2-3= Showdown – flip your boards. Your answer should be 3

19. Showdown 1. Captain read the question. 2. Students write answers and keep covered. 3. When “Showdown” is called, all the students show their answers. 4. Team members then review their answers and if needed coach a team member who didn’t get it right. Then the group can celebrate. 5.The student to the left of the Captain will become the Captain for the next question. In our house, clothes hangers have various odd functions. For instance we use them to scratch backs and hold up plants in the garden. Write down the examples of odd functions that the clothes hangers have. a. Shapesb. Problemsc. Uses

20. Showdown 1. Captain read the question. 2. Students write answers and keep covered. 3. When “Showdown” is called, all the students show their answers. 4. Team members then review their answers and if needed coach a team member who didn’t get it right. Then the group can celebrate. 5.The student to the left of the Captain will become the Captain for the next question. Our baseball team’s pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen pitches when warming up and never wearing socks. Write down the examples of eccentric habits a. normalb. strangec. messy

21. Showdown 1. Captain read the question. 2. Students write answers and keep covered. 3. When “Showdown” is called, all the students show their answers. 4. Team members then review their answers and if needed coach a team member who didn’t get it right. Then the group can celebrate. 5.The student to the left of the Captain will become the Captain for the next question. Throughout history, humans have built a wide variety of dwellings, including simple mud huts, stone castles, and marble mansions. Write down the examples of dwellings a. homesb. storesc. churches

22. RALLY COACH 1.One paper and One Pen or Pencil. 2.Partner A uses Think Aloud to solve the first problem. 3. Partner B watches, listens, checks, coaches if necessary, and praises. 2.Partners switch roles and repeat taking turns.

23. Rally Coach Example STEP 1 Person A reads the problem. The debris in the stadium stands included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, sandwich wrappings, and cigarette butts. The examples of debris are: So debris means: STEP 2 Person B Approves or helps Person A STEP 3 Person A Writes the approved answers

24. Complete 2-10 Rally Coach. Write the examples AND the letter of your choice on your paper used in the sentence. You have 15 minutes to finish. If you finish early, get your books to read.

25. Review the answers