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Autumn Holt
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Vocabulary Enrichment 01/11
A Word Study for Today's Lesson

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Background Knowledge
Definition: Information you must have to understand the lesson
Example: You can't understand math without first learning your numbers. Numbers are the background knowledge needed to understand math.
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Multiple Choice
Which background knowledge would a doctor need to have before he could know how to make Sara feel better?
Sara has the flu.
Sara is a middle school student.
Sara plays basketball.
Sara has three brothers.
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Fill in the Blanks
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH YOUR NEW VOCAB WORD:
Luna used her
Type answer...
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Infer
Definition: To conclude or make an educated guess
Example: I walked into your blue bedroom and inferred that you like the color blue, because you painted your room that color.
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Multiple Select
Read the sentence below and check the boxes of what you can infer from the sentence. CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Diego pulls his hat down on his head and shivers a little as he turns the key to open his front door.
Diego has a new girlfriend.
Diego is cold.
Diego owns a dog.
Diego locks his door when he is gone.
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Fill in the Blanks
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH YOUR NEW VOCAB WORD:
When I saw his collection of baseball cards, I could
Type answer...
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Context
Definition: The circumstance or words around a statement.
Example: "The girl pummeled the boy" might not make sense by itself. But if I add some context, "After he kissed her, the girl pummeled the boy in the nose and he cried out" then you can understand that pummeled means hit.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences has context clues that help you understand what the word "adores" means.
I adore my neighbor.
I adore apples, bananas, and grapes.
I adore my dog, because he snuggles with me every night.
I adore English class, but not science class.
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Fill in the Blanks
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH YOUR NEW VOCAB WORD:
Alexander used the
Type answer...
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Schema
Definition: Prior knowledge and experiences that helps us understand new information
Example: Juliana used her schema to understand the new basketball move her coach taught her.
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Multiple Select
Which of the following schemas will help Xavier start a flower garden in his backyard? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
His knowledge of flowers from science class.
His experience gardening with his uncle.
His time spent playing baseball at Jerry Rose Stadium.
His experience singing in the spring flower parade.
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Fill in the Blanks
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH YOUR NEW VOCAB WORD:
Anthony used his
Type answer...
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Poll
Which word was the most tricky for you to understand?
Context Clues
Background Knowledge
Schema
Infer
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Vocabulary Enrichment 01/11
A Word Study for Today's Lesson

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