Vocabulary

Wednesday, 8/28 - ◦Determine the meaning of the underlined word using the context clues surrounding the term.  Circle the context clues.

 The great ballplayer and civil rights leader Jackie Robinson was the epitome of both physical and moral strength.

–A. a perfect model  B. an opposite  C. a main cause 

Thursday, 8/29-Determine the meaning of the underlined word using the context clues surrounding the term.  Circle the context clues

Adamant in his support of gun control, Senator Keen won’t give in to pressure from powerful opponents.

–A. firm      B. uncertain      C. flexible

Wednesday, 8/28

Goal: 
Students will define words using context clues

1. Students will complete Unit One Chapter 1 (Pages 8-11 in the packet)

2. On a separate sheet of paper, students will write one original sentence for each word.

3. Please keep the packet and sentences in your 3-ring binder

4. There will be a test on these words, parts of speech and spelling next Friday

Closure Activity:

8/28
—Write a sentence using the word epitome CORRECTLY in a sentence.  CIRCLE THE CONTEXT CLUES IN YOUR SENTENCE Remember to show meaning of the word within the sentence. 

Standards: 

R11.B.1: Understand components within and between texts.

R11.B.2: Standard - 1.2.10.D: Analyze inferences and draw conclusions, citing textual support, based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject.

Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.

R11.A.2: Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.

-Analyze inferences and draw conclusions based on text

-Analyze the effectiveness of figurative language