
Use reference materials to build vocabulary
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Jaimie Richmond
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Use reference materials to build vocabulary
What do you do when you come across unfamiliar words such as spectacle or ravenous in your reading?
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Unknown words in "Androcles & the Lion"
Skim and scan “Androcles and the Lion” to circle words in the text that they did not understand during the first reading.
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Copy the Link and paste it into your web address browser to go to Androcles and the Lion
https://hesd.sharepoint.com/sites/FifthGradePeriod118100/Shared%20Documents/Reading%20Resources%20with%20Benchmark%20Advance/BM%20Unit%206%20Androcles%20and%20the%20Lion.mp4
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Open Ended
What are some unknown words you found while skimming "Androcles and the Lion"?
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What are Context Clues again?
Clues in an article or story that help you figure out what a word means.
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Spectacle
In paragraph 2 I saw the word "spectacle"
I also saw the clues
“public”
“in front of the emperor and all his Court”
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Spectacle
A spectacle is in public and in front of a crowd of people...
I think it must be something that happens in front of people
I have just come up with my own definition for the word spectacle, and I didn't even need a dictionary! It is something that happens in front of people.
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Open Ended
Using the context clues, what is your definition for the word "ravenous"?
Context Clues: “kept without food for several days”
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Open Ended
Using the context clues, what is your definition for the word "bounding"?
Context Clues: “rushed … toward his victim”
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Open Ended
Using the context clues, what is your definition for the word "fawned"?
Context Clues: “upon him,” “licked his hands lovingly”
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Open Ended
Using the context clues, what is your definition for the word "pardoned"?
Context Clues: “freed,” “let loose”
Use reference materials to build vocabulary
What do you do when you come across unfamiliar words such as spectacle or ravenous in your reading?
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