Runyan 3: 4(B) Context Clues

Reading/ Vocabulary Development Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing
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	6(c) determine what words mean from how they are used in a sentence, either heard or read	5(B) use context to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple meaning words	4(B) use context to determine relative meaning of unfamiliar words or distinguish among multiple meaning words and homographs	2(B) use the context of the sentence (e.g. in-sentence example or definition) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple meaning words	2(B) use context (in-sentence restatement) to determine or clarify the meaning of any unfamiliar or multiple meaning words
Use the context of a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words Use the context of a sentence to determine the meaning of multiple meaning words (e.g. in-sentence example or definition)

Activities:

a sample anchor chart

Here is a chart that shows the types of context clues. I couldn't separate the chart from the numbers.

In-sentence examaple or definition tutorials - this shows sentence indicators that show a direct definition http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/ccdirect.htm
Mad Libs-First time see how silly the story is without knowing the context. Then try it again using the context from sentence. You can choose an appropriate word based on the clues from the text. http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Target the Reading - You can use these short stories to address unfamiliar words. The first time you read each story, discuss unknown words and focus on using the text to determine meaning
If you ultimately need a dictionary, the Yahoo Kids Dictionary is a good one
Writing Activity

work together to make a list of words that have more than one meaning
have students make illustrated posters, stories, sentences or riddles showing that they understand the multiple meanings of some of these words
for example: The elephant got his trunk tangled in his trunks when he climbed on the trunk to get into the trunk

Anchor Stations: