
Deserts
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Science, English, Other
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KG - 1st Grade
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Liliana Carrillo
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11 Slides • 6 Questions
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Deserts
Monitor and Clarify
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Marvin Monitor & Clarify
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbSpaKQK2So
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What does it mean to Monitor and Clarify?
It is using strategies to help us understand and make the story clear
Monitor means to check for understanding.
Clarify means to make clear.
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Multiple Choice
What does Monitor and Clarify mean?
Monitor means to make clear. Clarify means to understand.
Monitor means to understand. Clarify means to make clear.
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Now let's go back to the story!
Make sure to switch back to our lesson.
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Strategy # 1 Use Context Clues
Are hints found within a sentences in the story that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
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Multiple Choice
Our story is called "Desert", but maybe you may not know what it means. What sentences from the story helps us understand this word better?
Hot deserts are dry. They do not get much rain.
The biggest hot desert is the Sahara.
Deserts may be rocky or sandy.
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Strategy # 2 Skip ahead, then Reread
Continue reading, then read the the story again.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies: Monitor and Clarify
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBzRMRy0LIk
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Strategy # 3 Use other Resources
Use dictionaries, glossaries, or thesauruses to help you understand that hard word
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Multiple Choice
What picture shows a glossary that helps us better understand the word "dunes"?
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Strategy # 4 Use Text Features
Look through the story for headings, labels, vocabulary boxes, captions, index, pronunciation guides, and/or title.
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Multiple Choice
What kind of text feature is used in this photo?
title
vocabulary boxes
labels
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Multiple Choice
These text features help us do what in the story?
Tell us what is in the desert
Compare the Sahara and Sonoran Desert
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Remember to always use your strategies as you read to make sure you understand what you read.
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Multiple Choice
What does Monitor and Clarify mean?
Monitor means to make clear. Clarify means to understand.
Monitor means to understand. Clarify means to make clear.
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Monitor and Clarify
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