10- Concept Map- Context Clues
Context Clues
W.4.6. With some guidance and support from adults,
use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well
as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of
keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting
I. Read
Story and Identify Theme
The students will have read a chapter of James
and the Giant Peach in a previous class and again for homework. They will
then come to school dressed as different characters and act out the chapter
that they read and then tell the theme of this chapter. They will make a list
of words that they did not understand to research later. This skit can be video
taped and a copy sent home with each student.
B. Act
Out Chapter
1. Dress
Like Favorite Character
2. Video
and Send a Copy Home
II. Type
1 Page Story
The students will type a story and use some of the
words they researched. The paper will be a page long. The students should be
sure not to just throw the words into the story, but have context clues so that
others will be able to figure out the meanings of the words.
A. Use
Previous List of Unfamiliar Words
B. Put
Clues in the Story So Others Can Identify the Meanings of Words
III. E-mail
Activity
The students will e-mail their papers to a partner
on a previously made school friendly e-mail account. They will then read the
one that was e-mailed to them and write a reply e-mail in which they comment on
the story and identify the clues the other used. They will then get together
and discuss what could have been differently and what was done well. They will
combine their word lists and make a new story together to present to the class.
A. e-mail
Your Story to a Partner
B. Make
a New Story Together
1. Present
to Class
IV. Context Clues Activity
There will be a short lesson explaining to students
what context clues are and then the students will play an online game on
context clues. The game is modeled after the TV game show, Who Wants to be a
Millionaire? This will help the students grasp a firmer understanding of
context clues.
A. Learn
About Context Clues
V. Research
Activity
In this activity, the students will take the list of
unknown words from James and the Giant Peach and use context clues from
the chapter to define these words. They will then go to a computer lab and look
up the words online to make sure they had the correct meanings. When they
finish this, they will get into small groups and compare their words and
definitions.
A. Use
Context Clues to Define Strange Words
B. Get
in Groups and Compare Words.
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