​ ​Moriah​ ​Cooper

12/14/17
Context​ ​Clues​ ​Lesson
Lesson​:​ ​Context​ ​Clues​ ​in​ ​Reading
Target​ ​Learners:​​ ​Whole​ ​Class​ ​Mainstream​ ​2nd​ ​grade;​ ​majority​ ​hispanic​ ​with​ ​70%​ ​ESL
*Note:​ ​Different​ ​types​ ​of​ ​reading​ ​were​ ​the​ ​focus​ ​of​ ​the​ ​class​ ​I​ ​was​ ​in​ ​and​ ​being​ ​able​ ​to
understand​ ​reading​ ​through​ ​use​ ​of​ ​context​ ​clues​ ​would​ ​have​ ​been​ ​a​ ​good​ ​lesson​ ​to​ ​add​ ​to​ ​the
topic​ ​already​ ​being​ ​discussed.
Objectives​:​ ​SWBAT​ ​gives​ ​examples​ ​of/​ ​define​ ​what​ ​a​ ​context​ ​clue​ ​is.
SWBAT​ ​identify​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​of​ ​unknown​ ​words​ ​using​ ​context​ ​clues​ ​in​ ​writing
SWBAT​ ​orally​ ​identify​ ​new​ ​vocabulary​ ​and​ ​write​ ​definitions​ ​for​ ​later​ ​reference

Materials:
Magnifying​ ​glasses
Context​ ​clue​ ​chart:
https://docs.google.com/a/uni.edu/presentation/d/1NSaO70zm5bWkffn_9WryEEUpNBc6-xkdjl
OJ-zCYLV8/edit?usp=sharing
Practice​ ​sentences
Vocab​ ​notebook

Intro:
Who​ ​knows​ ​every​ ​word​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world?​ ​No​ ​one!​ ​Well​ ​what​ ​are​ ​we​ ​supposed​ ​to​ ​do!
How​ ​are​ ​we​ ​able​ ​to​ ​read​ ​books,​ ​write​ ​stories,​ ​and​ ​have​ ​conversations​ ​if​ ​we​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​every
word​ ​someone​ ​is​ ​saying?​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​do​ ​when​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​understand​ ​a​ ​word?​ ​*ask​ ​students​ ​for
ideas*

Procedures​:
Write​ ​student​ ​ideas​ ​on​ ​the​ ​board.
Define​ ​context​ ​clues:​ ​When​ ​we​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​a​ ​word,​ ​we​ ​can​ ​read​ ​around​ ​the​ ​word​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the
clues​ ​or​ ​hints​ ​that​ ​the​ ​writer​ ​gives​ ​us.​ ​It​ ​might​ ​be​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​sentence​ ​or​ ​in​ ​one​ ​nearby.​ ​This​ ​is
important​ ​because​ ​it​ ​helps​ ​you​ ​understand​ ​what​ ​you​ ​are​ ​reading,​ ​and​ ​helps​ ​you​ ​learn​ ​new​ ​words.
Go​ ​over​ ​different​ ​types​ ​of​ ​context​ ​clues.
0.​ ​Picture​ ​clues
1. Words​ ​that​ ​seem​ ​to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​same​ ​meaning​ ​as​ ​the​ ​word​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​(Synonym)
2. Words​ ​that​ ​seems​ ​to​ ​have​ ​a​ ​different​ ​meaning​ ​than​ ​the​ ​word​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​(Antonym)
3. Words​ ​that​ ​have​ ​a​ ​definition​ ​or​ ​an​ ​explanation​ ​near​ ​them
4. Clues​ ​from​ ​examples​ ​of​ ​the​ ​word​ ​or​ ​the​ ​way​ ​the​ ​story​ ​is​ ​told​ ​(setting,​ ​place,​ ​time)​ ​and
what​ ​it​ ​is​ ​about
Take​ ​out​ ​magnifying​ ​glasses
Discuss​ ​how​ ​you​ ​can​ ​use​ ​clues​ ​like​ ​a​ ​detective​ ​to​ ​find​ ​out​ ​the​ ​mystery​ ​word.
Read​ ​as​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​class​ ​a​ ​couple​ ​sentences​ ​on​ ​the​ ​board.​ ​Have​ ​students​ ​use​ ​the​ ​magnifying​ ​glasses
to​ ​read​ ​the​ ​sentence​ ​and​ ​“detect”​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​of​ ​the​ ​underlined​ ​word.
- The​ ​wind​ ​was​ ​so​ ​brisk​,​ ​it​ ​blew​ ​the​ ​hat​ ​right​ ​off​ ​my​ ​head.​ ​(explanation)
- She​ ​sings​ ​continuously​,​ ​or​ ​all​ ​the​ ​time,​ ​and​ ​it​ ​annoys​ ​me.​ ​(synonym)
- Emma​ ​was​ ​very​ ​anxious​ ​about​ ​the​ ​exam​ ​but​ ​I​ ​was​ ​not​ ​worried.​ ​(antonym)
- There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​30​ ​percent​ ​chance​ ​of​ ​precipitation​,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​snow​ ​or​ ​rain.​ ​(example)
- He​ ​winced​ ​in​ ​pain​ ​when​ ​he​ ​hit​ ​his​ ​thumb​ ​with​ ​the​ ​hammer.​ ​(explanation)

Write​ ​definitions​ ​together​ ​for​ ​the​ ​mystery​ ​words

Assessment:

“In​ ​groups,​ ​use​ ​your​ ​magnifying​ ​glasses​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​clues​ ​around​ ​the​ ​mystery​ ​word​ ​that​ ​help​ ​you
find​ ​the​ ​meaning.​ ​What​ ​types​ ​of​ ​clues​ ​did​ ​the​ ​sentence​ ​give​ ​you?​ ​For​ ​this​ ​activity​ ​you​ ​will​ ​match
the​ ​word​ ​that​ ​means​ ​the​ ​same​ ​thing​ ​as​ ​the​ ​colored​ ​word​ ​with​ ​the​ ​sentence.”
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/word-meaning-game/view/

http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/word-meaning-game-2/view/

Closure:
“What​ ​kinds​ ​of​ ​clues​ ​did​ ​you​ ​find​ ​in​ ​each​ ​sentence​ ​to​ ​help​ ​you​ ​find​ ​the​ ​matches?​ ​Can​ ​you
explain​ ​what​ ​the​ ​words​ ​mean?”
In​ ​class​ ​for​ ​the​ ​next​ ​couple​ ​weeks,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​work​ ​on​ ​finding​ ​clues​ ​to​ ​help​ ​you​ ​understand​ ​the
words​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​know​ ​in​ ​your​ ​books​ ​and​ ​assignments.
As​ ​you​ ​become​ ​better​ ​and​ ​better​ ​detectives,​ ​you​ ​won’t​ ​have​ ​to​ ​think​ ​about​ ​all​ ​the​ ​different​ ​types
of​ ​clues​ ​and​ ​you​ ​will​ ​figure​ ​out​ ​new​ ​words​ ​without​ ​even​ ​thinking.

Differentiation:
Gifted​ ​students:​ ​extra​ ​practice:​ ​http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/pick-the-meaning/view/
- Have​ ​them​ ​lead​ ​the​ ​group​ ​work​ ​and​ ​guide​ ​their​ ​classmates
- Have​ ​them​ ​create​ ​their​ ​own​ ​sentences​ ​with​ ​vocabulary​ ​to​ ​share​ ​with​ ​the​ ​class
- Allow​ ​free​ ​reading​ ​and​ ​require​ ​them​ ​to​ ​share​ ​5​ ​mystery​ ​words​ ​and​ ​their​ ​contextual
meaning.
Low​ ​proficiency​ ​students:
- Partner​ ​them​ ​with​ ​a​ ​more​ ​advanced​ ​students​ ​for​ ​group​ ​work
- Provide​ ​visual​ ​supports​ ​for​ ​writing
- Allow​ ​students​ ​to​ ​provided​ ​responses​ ​in​ ​large​ ​group
Next​ ​class:
Helping​ ​words
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/finding-the-meaning-with-clue-words/view​/
Read​ ​aloud​ ​story​ ​and​ ​class​ ​vocabulary​ ​detection
http://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/word-detective-the-ugly-duckling/view/

Resources
https://esllessonguides.wordpress.com/tag/esl-lesson-guide-on-context-clues/
https://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs/context-clues-handout.pdf
http://www.dictionary.com/e/context-clues/
https://study.com/academy/practice/context-clues-quiz-worksheet-for-kids.html
https://study.com/academy/lesson/context-clues-lesson-for-kids-definition-examples.html#courseInfo
http://www.k12reader.com/subject/reading-skills/context-clues/
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-context-clues.html