Word Detective
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4th Grade
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William Watson
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Word Detective
I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.
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Learning goal for today:
Use a strategy to determine the meaning of a word
Readers identify the meaning of words using the vivid images authors create with their words in a text.
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Use context clues
A powerful Earthquake may be followed by weaker aftershocks as Earth's crust adjusts after the main quake. I contrast, a series of small earthquakes may occur before a bigger one.
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Use the visual to help understand the meaning:
This layer consists of the crust and the top part of the mantle that lies below it. This solid layer is broken up into several large sections, called tectonic plates, which move around very, very slowly above the hotter, more liquid part of the mantle.
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Use synonyms
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake triggered landslides that dammed many rivers, creating new lakes.
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Word Detective
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