MondaySeptember 28, 2015

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Spirit Days for Homecoming Week

Monday- Holiday Day (NO PAJAMAS)Tuesday- Super Hero Day (NO PAJAMAS)Wednesday- Disney Day (NO PAJAMAS)Thursday- Spirit Day (NO PAJAMAS)Friday- Neon Color Day (NO PAJAMAS)***You may not paint your face!

Context Clues

The 4 Types

• Rewording the word.

• Giving its Synonym.

• Giving its Antonym.

• Giving us Details about the word.

There are 4 main types of Context Clues

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Context Clues: Practice #1

, not being able to sleep at night, can be linked to an excessive intake of caffeine throughout the day.

Insomnia

Questions:

Which type of context clue is being used here?

What does the word insomnia mean in this sentence?

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Context Clues: Practice Answer #1

Insomnia, not being able to sleep at night,

can be linked to an excessive

intake of caffeine

throughout the day.

The context clue here was Rewording.

Here, insomnia means not

able to sleep at night.

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Context Clues: Practice Answer #2

The day had proven to be very torrid. Before the sun had even risen, it was already hot outside.

This context clue was a synonym. Here, torrid means the

same as hot.

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Context Clues: Practice Answer #3

Though many types of birds fly in groups, Eagles are birds of solitude.

This context clue was an antonym.

Here, solitude means to be alone.

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Context Clues: DetailsPractice #4

Brian was expeditious when he left the school building.

Did you figure out what types of

details the writer is giving us about how Brian left

school?

How did Brian leave?

He ran through the halls, jumped in his car, and

sped off.

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Any missing work?

• Turn it in now while I pass out your tests.• Progress reports and tests go home tomorrow.

Ch 4-5 Call It Courage Vocab.

• Do this as you listen. Pay attention to the context clues.

Finish your group work from Ch. 3

• Quiz GRADE!!!!!

Call it CourageChapter 4-5 Vocabulary in Context

Become the expert! Read chapter 4-5 and find context clues for the

vocabulary words!!!

Ch 4-5 VocabularyBuoyantArchipelagoVeritableImperativeUnmercifullyRivuletsObliqueSiphonedPiteouslyPhosphorescent

WaningOminousReverberatedThrummedThwartEnvelopingZephyrConflagrationIridescenceImpetus

Chapter 3 Assignment

WriterSupply personTask ManagerReader

***Choose 4 people!