1. Are you ready to be a DETECTIVE?

2. What will be learning today? Standard RW 1.6 – Use sentence and word context to find the meaning of unknown words Objective: Use the context clues to find the meaning of an unknown word.

3. Information a reader can get from a passage that helps him or her figure out the meaning of a word or group of words. What are context clues? CONTEXT CLUES

4. How can we figure out what a word means? Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense.

5. I was thrilled because I had never won a trophy before. Example #1 Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense.

6. Jennifer put on a heavy coat, a scarf, two pairs of socks and a pair of gloves to protect herself from the frigid weather. Example #2 Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense.

7. Emily and her family were taking a train trip. She was looking out the window at the trees. At first the train was sluggish. Then, the slow-moving wheels began to turn faster. Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense. Example #3

8. Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense. Mrs. Johnson could hear the loud music coming from her son’s room. The walls vibrated with the beat of the music. She yelled at her son to turn the music down. Soon, the walls stopped shaking. I think the word _______________means__________ because_____________________________.

9. Annabelle paints pictures using vivid colors, or colors that you can see very well. She thinks these kinds of colors make her pictures look cheerful and happy. Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense. I think the word _______________means__________ because_____________________________.

10. Julia and her dad walked through the grocery store. Julia saw a doll. She wanted her dad to buy it for her, but he would not. He said that they only had enough money for things that they need, like food. A doll was not a necessity. Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense. I think the word _______________means__________ because_____________________________.

11. Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense. Campbell finished her second piece of cake. She reached for another piece, but her mother stopped her. She said that Campbell had eaten sufficient pieces of cake for one day. I think the word _______________means__________ because_____________________________.

12. Look at how a new word is used. Look at the key words or other words in the sentence. Look at the sentences before and after the new words. Read the sentence without the word and try to think what would make sense.

13. Did we meet our objective? Objective: UUse the context clues to find the meaning of an unknown word.