This week we have been talking about using context clues to figure out unfamiliar words and confusing passages while you’re reading.
Today, your task is to answer the questions:
Today, your task is to answer the questions:
- Why is it important to identify and understand words you didn’t know?
- How does increasing your vocabulary help your understanding of the world around you?
- List 3 (or more) words from your PCR book that you used context clues to give meaning to, and explain how that helped you understand the book more completely.
- What do you think this mean – “You can never use a new word until you ‘own’ it.”
Blog entry Rubric:
Proficient – 2 paragraphs entered in class blog about their this week using context clues consciously, during their entry students must utilize at least 3 new words that they learned from reading this week
Non- Proficient – less than 2 paragraphs entered in class blog, students use less than 3 new words that they learned this week from reading
**Once your blog entry is completed, read this short selection. **
4 comments:
1.Well its good to understand words we don't know because it will help us become a better reader in life.
2.well by increasing ower vocabulary we can understand what we have to do in a job or to understand what other people mean when they ask questions.
3.Well the word arbitrated means to give a gift over warded,the word dizzy also means nauseated and the word run means ran so this help me understand what each word means.
4.i think it means unless you know what the word means you will never find out
1. Because like that you can now more things and learn how to read better.
2.It helps you because like that you dont need to be asking for help or be looking for the meaning all the time.
3.I didnt found no words in my PCR.
4.If you dont now a meaning to a word dont use it.
1.Because it would help u on ur reading
2.so u can know stuff around your space
4.it means u cant do nutihng until u own it
3.i didit find anyway
1)Once I met a man how was so "reprobated" by his family they kidded him out of the house.
2)The man was "oft" at the new letter stand.
3)The witch put a "maledict" curse on the man so he could find his way home.
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