Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- Context clues in speech or text can provide the meaning of unfamiliar words.
- There are different types of context clues, including: inference/general clues, definition/explanation clues, restatement/synonym clues, and contrast/antonym clues.
- Context clues in text are often indicated by punctuation marks.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in speech.
- Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in text.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- An author or a speaker use context clues to explain the meaning of unusual words or academic, domain-specific vocabulary.
Vocabulary
- Context clues
- Determine
- Unfamiliar spoken words
- Unfamiliar written words
