The Giver 1-9 Review/Context Clues

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Point of View & Perspective

Context Clues

is telling the story

is speaking

What is the character's attitude about what's happening?

Each character will have their own perspective, just as each of us have our own perspective.

"Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple."

"Jonas bowed his head and searched through his mind. What had he done wrong?"

"He did not know what he was to become. Or what was to become of him."

The Point of View is going to remain the same

Observe how Jonas' perspective on his community is going to change.

What causes this change in perspective for Jonas?

An explanation of a word is given in the text. There will be a signal to the reader that a definition is coming.

"The longest line of latitude circling the earth, called the equator, is also the warmest location on earth."

A synonym for the word is given in the text.

"Tiffany wanted her frankfurter with chili and mustard, but Dalton said he liked his hotdog with just ketchup."

An intonym for the word is given in the text. Words like although, however, and not ___, but may signal contrast clues.

"When a person enters a brightly lit room the pupils of the eye get smaller; however when they enter a dark room the pupils dilate."

Information from the sentence can help you figure out the meaning of the word.

"Logan threw the basketball through the net to score a three-pointer."

Example context clues often use words like including, such as, and for example to point out an example.

"Celestial bodies including the sun, moon, and the stars are fascinating to study."

The reader finds a clue based on the general mood or tone of a passage.

"During her grandmother's funeral, the girl's shoulders shook, tears flowed down her cheeks, and her legs trembled."

A cause and effect situation is what happened and why, or the result.

Meg wanted to impress everyone with the southern dish of shrimp and grits that she had learned to prepare when she went to culinary school in Charleston, South Carolina."