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Drawn Together Written By Minh Le and Illustrated By Dan Santat

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Drawn Together Written By Minh Le and Illustrated By Dan Santat

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Drawn Together is a story about a grandfather and his grandson. At the beginning there are barely any words spoken between them because of a language barrier. However through the book they finally find a way to communicate, which is through art. Together they create a whole new world combining both their skills together. At the end this new way of communicating brought both of them together finally breaking the barrier that had been built between them. This books vocabulary and sentence structure are slightly complex but most of the words and sentences are simple and easy to read by most. The text structure a bit more complex because the pictures in the book play a bigger role than the words, but even though there are few words they are impactful. The meaning of the book is moderately complex because there does need to be some provoking thought questions but the use of the illustrations solidifies what the author wants readers to walk away with after reading, which is that language is not the only thing that brings us together. There isn't much prior knowledge needed however it's always beneficial to do some research in order to benefit the reading experience. With this book the focus would be comprehension and the activity that I would have students do is analyze the parts where there are just images and have them create some internal dialogue for each character, then compare those thoughts from the beginning of the book to the end. This book is an easy read but in order to get the most out of the book I would have this book in a 3rd-4th grade classroom. The students will be using a lot of context clues when studying the images and having a grasp on what the author is writing and how the character is being portrayed is a huge part of being successful in this assignment.

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We Are Water Protectors Written By Carole Lindstrom and Illustrated By Michaela Goade

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We Are Water Protectors Written By Carole Lindstrom and Illustrated By Michaela Goade

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We Are Water Protectors is a powerful story told from the point of view of a young girl part of a native tribe that is still out West. She discusses the importance of water in her village and how water even has a spirit of its own. She then begins to describe this black snake that is trying to take her village's water. She and her people are really against this and even though they lost a fight they continue to fight against their water being taken. This book has so much to say and can spark some serious discussions about what is occurring in certain areas of the United States. This book's vocabulary and sentence structure are moderately complex because there is new vocabulary introduced and there is some variety in the sentences. The text structure is even more complex because the words mean so much more than what it reads and the pictures are powerful. There has to be some extra studying to truly grasp what is happening in this little girl's village. The meaning of the story is pretty straight forward however to understand the importance of what the girl is doing in the story there is some required background knowledge. This story is discussing the pipelines being built throughout the West that interfere with the water supply for some native villages. Learning about this is a huge part of grasping what the story is trying to convey. This book would be best used in a 3rd-5th grade classroom because of how much depth the book has. This book has so many beautiful components to it so it would be another great choice to use to practice comprehension. think having some inference of what the snake might be would be a great activity to incorporate and even study the phrases that are repeated throughout the book. Having students realize the impact of repetition, especially in this story will help them continue to deepen their understanding of this book study.

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Dreamers is a beautiful story about a mother and her baby migrating from their country for a new life. It talks about some of the challenges they faced upon arrival but then it discusses how finding the library allowed for this whole new world to finally feel like home. This book is moderate to very complex, there are several new vocabulary terms introduced in this book, especially ones that were used as descriptors. The pictures are almost more important than what the words are saying, there is even more information and messages shown within each picture that help make the book even more powerful. There is so much to be said about what the theme and takeaways are and that is why using this book for comprehension would be a great way to spark some discussion. Along with having so much depth, I think that has some to do with prior knowledge, so I think understanding the concept of immigration and why people leave their countries would be beneficial information to know while reading this story. With this book, there are so many different avenues that can be taken in to get a powerful message from the book. One route that can be taken is having the students analyze the pictures and use the words on the pages and talk within groups and even write about how the words and pictures go together. I think there also should be a discussion about how they think this mother is feeling throughout this journey and talk about a time they felt similar. This again is helping students begin to grasp some of what the author is saying and what message he wants the readers to walk away with. With these types of activities and the depths of the book, I would use it in a 4th-5th grade classroom because there needs to be some knowledge in the basics of reading to begin looking at this story.

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Under My Hijab Written By Hena Khan and Illustrated By Aaliya Jaleel

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Under My Hijab Written By Hena Khan and Illustrated By Aaliya Jaleel

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Under my Hijab is about a girl who talks about important women in her life that also wear hijabs. She talks about what each woman does for a living, how they wear their hijab and still let their personality shine with it on, and she also talks about their hair as well. All these women admire her and she also looks forward to what her future may bring and even how she will embrace her personality through her hijab. Overall this book is slightly complex because all the vocabulary is simple and even the sentences are as well. The meaning of the story is straight forward and at the end, the narrator even states that she looks forward to her future embracing her culture. The only component that makes this book slightly more complex is knowing what a hijab is and maybe even looking more closely at their beliefs in the hijab. This would be something that I would have my students do in order to make sure that they are understanding the book, especially because wearing the hijab is the main point. This book would be best suited for a 2nd-3rd grade class because it's a simple read but there are still some great discussions that these ages would get a lot out of. The skill that I would focus on would be fluency because there are some points where there is rhyming and rhythm. Having the students find these and begin analyzing how the author wants it to be read allows them to start seeing how words can flow together almost like a poem.

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Saturday is an adorable story about a mother and her daughter Ava and their Saturday traditions. Every Saturday they made sure to spend time together by going to the salon, the library, and the park. This Saturday was even better because they also had tickets to a puppet show. However as their Saturday progressed everything seemed to go wrong and they even weren't able to go to the puppet show. When they got home they realized that they didn't need all the extras they just needed each other. This book is slightly complex in vocabulary and sentence structure, almost every sentence is a simple sentence and the vocabulary is also simple with the exception of a few larger words. The text flowed well and was easy to comprehend as you read and the pictures help guide the story along. There wasn't any extra knowledge needed to understand this story as well. The meaning is moderately complex, but because of that it could lead to some great discussion. The author wants there to be a realization that its about who you're with not what you do. An activity that would go well with this story would be having the students plan their perfect Saturday including who they would be with. Then they would imagine how they would feel if it got ruined and what they may do instead. upon reading the book there can be some discussion on the importance of the people you are around. There could also be some talk about the varying emotions that are present in the book as well. All these activities would allow students to begin to relate with the characters and start learning the process of how to see a book be more than words on a page. This book and these activities would be best for 1st and 2nd graders, especially because they would be able to independently read as well.

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Max and the Tag Along Moon Written By Floyd Cooper

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Max and the Tag Along Moon Written By Floyd Cooper

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Max and the Tag-Along Moon is a sweet story about the love of a grandfather and his grandson. Max wasn't ready to leave his grandpa's house so his grandpa told him that the moon would always shine for Max. All the way home he watched the moon as it continued to shine, but then the clouds covered it. Max was sad and couldn't believe the moon wasn't shining anymore, but before bed, the moon came back out and Max knew that his grandpa was right. This simple story is a great way to highlight a sweet moment and tradition between grandparents and grandchildren. The story is slightly complex in each section. The meaning is simple and understood through the writing. The text is laid out clearly with images that went along with them. There wasn't any extra information needed because it was a simple story that had everything you needed in the book. The only component that was a tad more complex was some of the vocab and sentence structure, so this book may be a tad difficult for a young audience to read independently. This book would be great in a 1st-2nd grade classroom because at those age groups some of the vocab and writing styles from the book would be beneficial to them. The pillar that I would focus on in this book would be vocabulary. There are so many descriptors words and I think creating an assignment where students look for descriptor words and try to describe them using context clues and even challenge them to use them in their own words would push them to start learning more vocabulary and being confident to use it as well.

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The Little Engine That Could Written By Watty Piper

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The Little Engine That Could Written By Watty Piper

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The Little Engine That Could is a classic story about how a train that was pulling toys and dolls for children over the mountain broke down. When the toys asked for help from the other trains that passed by they all told them no except the small blue engine. Once he had all the toys loaded on he slowly made it up the mountain with the encouragement of the toys and even himself he was able to make it to the other side. This book is slightly complex, the sentences are all simple and the vocabulary is minimal. The meaning of the story is easy to understand and simple especially for the younger audience. There is not much extra knowledge needed for this story because all the information is within the story. This book is made for a younger audience so I would have it in a Kindergarten or 1st grade class. Even though this book is very simple in its story it can be a great tool to start working on phonics with the younger group. Having them choose a sentence and finding common sounds or even using the repeated phrases as well. The vocab is minimal but it also can begin to expand the younger generations word bank as well. This book is an easy read and because of that it holds a lot of use especially when working on larger skills like phonics.

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First Laugh Welcome, Baby! Written By Rose Ann Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood and Illustrated By Jonathan Nelson

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First Laugh Welcome, Baby! Written By Rose Ann Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood and Illustrated By Jonathan Nelson

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First Laugh Welcome, Baby! is a story about the First Laugh celebration that the Navajo people partake in. The story explains how each person in the family is trying to make the baby laugh. Finally, the grandfather is able to make the baby laugh which means he gets to name the baby and the celebration occurs to officially welcome the baby into the group. This book is rich in traditions and cultures and even holds a lot of information in the back about the Navajo naming tradition as well as several other groups. The text structure in the book was moderately complex because the prediction factor was a tad more challenging because it wasn't clear who would make the baby laugh. The language features in the book are moderately complex because new vocabulary is being introduced and that goes into needing some extra knowledge to read this book. The book gives the reader so much information about this tradition but there are still areas where some background knowledge may help students understand the book in its entirety. The meaning of the story is also slightly complex but since it's a book about a tradition most of what the author wants to show the reader is written in plain sight. This book would be great for 3rd-4th graders because of how rich the material was. I think this book would be great for comprehension and understanding how vast traditions can be. I think having the students even talk about their own traditions would be beneficial and allow them to connect to the story on a deeper level.

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Last Stop On Market Street Written By Matt De La Peña and Illustrated By Christian Robinson

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Last Stop On Market Street Written By Matt De La Peña and Illustrated By Christian Robinson

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Last Stop on Market Street is a story about a boy named CJ and his grandmother spending their Sunday afternoon together by heading to Market Street on the bus. Throughout the story, CJ seems to see all the negative around him from the sights he sees to what he smells. His grandmother always responds with optimism because she is able to see the beauty in everything negative he sees. In the end, CJ begins to realize how important it is to see the good in situations and even was able to enjoy the rest of his day with his grandma. This book is slightly complex, the story and graphics go together well and are straightforward in what they mean. The vocabulary is simple but there are some sentences that are a bit more complex than a simple sentence. The meaning is revealed towards the end through CJ and that is just that there can beauty in anything you see. There isn't much background knowledge needed, you could talk about the component of homelessness and the idea that there is always someone worse off than you, but that isn't necessary to comprehend the read. I would recommend this book to 2nd-3rd graders because it would be simple enough for them to read and even have some mini discussions that relate to them. This book would be another great way to practice fluency because there is a lot of dialogue with characters who have different moods and outlooks on situations. I think having the students read it in pairs and assigning roles for CJ and grand would help them understand the characters more as well as how important dialogue can play in a story.

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The Day You Begin Written By Jacqueline Woodson and Illustrated By Rafael López

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The Day You Begin Written By Jacqueline Woodson and Illustrated By Rafael López

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The Day You Begin is a story about how alone you can feel when it seems there is no one quite like you. It talks about how differences in the way you look, the way you dress, what you eat, what you sound like, and your experiences can be so different from others around you. However, in the end, it highlights that even when we are all different we can still find things in common and use our differences to bring us together. This is an empowering story because it brings in several different cultures and ways of living that children face. This text is moderately complex on each level. The text structure is a tad difficult because it has multiple children talking about their experiences but in the end, they all come together. The language is easy to read but there is some new vocabulary introduced throughout the story and the sentences are a bit complex as well. The meaning of the story is presented well but there are a few areas where a conversation may be necessary to fully grasp what the author wants to convey. The knowledge portion isn't too compiled however it would be a great way to have students begin learning about different cultures and maybe even research some of the cultures and activities practiced that are in the book. This book makes some great points and that is why I would use the skill of comprehension with this book. I think creating a graphic organizer as students read highlighting the feelings of the characters would be beneficial and then after reading revisiting that and talking about some ways that we are different from others. I think would help the students begin to see that there is always so much more than words in a book, there is a whole other world. This book would be a great read for 3rd-5th grade because it is a bit more complex and has some layers to it.

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Your Name Is A Song Written By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Illustrated By Luisa Uribe

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Your Name Is A Song Written By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Illustrated By Luisa Uribe

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Your Name Is A Song is an adorable story about a little girl who goes to school where no one can pronounce her name correctly. She gets so upset and tells her mother she never wants to go back but her mother begins to show her the beauty of her and others' names through song. When the little girl begins singing her classmate's names they all get involved and finally are able to correctly pronounce her name. The book is moderately complex in some areas like knowledge demands, meaning, language, and text structure. To get the most out of this story I think doing some research on the use of songs in different cultures would bring more appreciation and understanding to the story. I think that there is a deeper meaning than what is at the surface because the author wants to show the importance of being confident to be yourself and even accept yourself when you are different. The sentences flow well but there are some compound sentence structures and dialogue that may make it hard for some to read. The text is a tad easier to comprehend however the illustrations have a bit deeper meeting in some areas that could lead to some great discussion. This book would be great for a comprehension topic and it also would serve well for fluency. Throughout the book, every name has a pronunciation beside it and I think that looking at those would be a great way to practice some difficult sounds. It also could help with putting more difficult words together.

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Hair Love Written By Matthew A. Cherry and Illustrated By Vashti Harrison

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Hair Love Written By Matthew A. Cherry and Illustrated By Vashti Harrison

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Hair Love is a story about a little girl trying to fix her hair for a special guest that is coming. She tries doing it herself and then her dad tries to help. After failing a couple of times they finally are able to find the perfect hairstyle by working together just in time for her mother's arrival. This is another story where there is a lot more being said than the words on the pages. The language is simple and easy to understand and there are mostly simple sentences throughout. The text structure is moderately complex because the images go with the storyline but they hold more information about the back story of this family. As for the meaning and knowledge demands, these are also moderately complex because the story at a first look just looks like a story about a little girl and her father trying to work on her hair together, however it has a but deeper meaning especially on the importance of hair in certain cultures. That also goes into why people may need some more knowledge before reading this book, especially about how African Americans value hair and the processes they have to take in order to fix it. This story would be great for comprehension because it also has a mini-movie that goes along with it as well. I think reading the book and having a discussion about what the underlying theme is and even talking about the importance of the mother returning would be great. Then I would have them watch the clip in order to see all the other background information that goes with the story. With these in-depth discussions, I would have this book in a 3rd-4th grade classroom because they have a little bit more skill with inferencing that is needed to truly grasp the meaning of the story.

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At the Mountains Base Written By Traci Sorell and Illustrated By Weshoyot Alvitre

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At the Mountains Base Written By Traci Sorell and Illustrated By Weshoyot Alvitre

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At The Mountain's Base is a book few in words but powerful in meaning. It talks about a family that is awaiting the return of one of their female relatives that are fighting in a war. It highlights some of the traditions of Cherokee families throughout the book using the process of weaving. The complexity in the language is slightly complex, however, the rest of the components are very complex. The illustrations in the book play a huge role because the presence of the yarn as the grandmother weaves is such a beautiful part of what makes the story so powerful. The meaning is also very deep because going deeper than just the words you can begin to see the importance of being together is for this family as well as see how they feel about missing a member of their family. There is a lot of background knowledge also needed, especially about the Cherokee tribes. So this may be a great book to include when discussing pre-colonial America and the different Indian tribes that were present and that are still present. This book has so much depth to it and because of that, it would be a great book to use for comprehension. There could be a pre-reading activity that involves learning more about the Cherokee tribe and the time period this was written in, which would lead to a better understanding of women's roles in the war. During the reading, I think that discussing the weaving illustration would be important that way they can begin connecting what the other wants them to see. An after-reading activity could be just highlighting the illustrations and what they add to the story. With so much depth in this book, I would put it in a 4th or 5th-grade classroom, because younger ages may not truly grasp what is going on in this book.

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SkippyjonJones Written by Judy Schachner

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SkippyjonJones Written by Judy Schachner

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SkippyjonJones is a story about a Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua. His mom wants him to realize that he is a cat, but while he is in his room to ponder he goes on an adventure in his closet. SkippyjonJones fights off the bean-eating Bandito for his other Chihuahua friends. Overall the book is just a fun read for kids that get them chanting and even rhyming. This book is slightly complex in text structure, meaning, and knowledge demands. The book has a straightforward story and doesn't have much depth with the theme. There also isn't much background knowledge besides maybe having some background in some Spanish culture, but to read the book wouldn't be necessary only to enhance the reader's experience while reading. The one component that is moderately complex would be language features. There are some points that the book had some difficult words to say both because they are complex and sometimes in Spanish. The sentence structure is also a bit more difficult because it includes a lot of dialogue and even some compound sentences. Based on the lack of complexity in most areas this book would be a great choice for Kindergarten- 2nd graders. This book would be a great choice to use for phonics because of the wide variety of words and use of rhyming. With the numerous times the book uses rhyming words I would have the students look through the book and find examples of rhyming and explain what sounds and letters are used to make the similar sounds. It also makes it a fun experience for them because there are some wacky words throughout and even some times to sing with the words!

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Nobody Hugs A Cactus Written By Carter Goodrich

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Nobody Hugs A Cactus Written By Carter Goodrich

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Nobody Hugs a Cactus is a story about a cactus named Hank who believes that living a quiet lonely life is the best way to live. Anytime someone disrupts his peace and quiet he is always rude and wants them to leave. Hank soon realizes how lonely it can be and tries to make amends with those he has runoff. Thankfully with the help of one of his new friends he is able to learn about kindness and also not be alone anymore. This book is only slightly complex due to the fact that the story is fairly easy to read along and the pictures support it. All the vocabulary is simple and is conversational, making the story flow easy for the younger audience. The meaning of the story is also straightforward as well because the author basically says what the theme and meaning of the story are at the end. There also isn't much background knowledge needed either.  The only area that makes it more complex is that there is a larger variety of sentences, so they are a bit longer. This book would be a great addition to a 1st-3rd grade class because it isn't too complex to read and this age group would get the most out of it because it also has a great message that can be taught to a younger audience. This book would make for a great reader's theatre because it is full of dialogue. This would allow students to hone in on their skills in fluency and begin presenting their interpretations to the class. I think this wouldn't be too challenging of a project because the layout of the book is simple.

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Perfectly Norman Written By Tom Percival

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Perfectly Norman Written By Tom Percival

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Perfectly Norman is an adorable book about a little boy named Norman who grows a pair of wings. At first he is excited about this new addition, but then he becomes scared to tell anyone so he hides them. The book shows how that impacts Norman and shows his journey to finally embracing his wings and not being afraid to be different. This book has some components that are slightly complex, which include the knowledge demands, language features, and text structure. The text is straightforward in the sense of storyline and the pictures go hand in hand with what the text is saying. Almost all the words are simple and understandable, there may be a couple words that the students may not know but through context they should be able to quickly figure it out. The one area that the book is a bit more complex would be the meaning. It is a very easy read and understanding the main story is simple but the underlying theme may need a bit of digging, especially because I think that the book could lead to some powerful conversations with students. This book would be a great read for 2nd-3rd graders because it would be at their reading level and I think they would still appreciate some of the fun moments that occur in the story. As for using this in the class, I think that this book would serve as a great way to practice fluency. This book has some dialogue and it has words that are different sizes and fonts. This would help students begin seeing how words can play such an important role in what the author is trying to say. I think this would be a great chance to let students read aloud in groups or with partners and be able to say how they think the author wants them to.

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The Name Jar is a beautiful story of a little girl who moves to America from Korea. Her name is Unhei, however, at her new school, no one can pronounce her name correctly. Unhei then decides she wants an American name so the class begins to suggest new names for her by creating a name jar. As much fun as the jar was Unhei finally realizes the importance of her name and the meaning of it as well. This book is moderately complex due to several factors. The language in the book is fairly easy however there is a wide variety of sentence structure as well as dialogue. The meaning of the book is about having confidence in yourself, especially in your culture and name. Reaching that conclusion would take a little bit of conversation. I think having some knowledge about the meaning of names in cultures would be beneficial in this book, which could even be a small project before reading this book. The text structure was also moderately complex because there was the storyline of the name jar but there was also another sub-story as well when her friend was trying to make her appreciate her name. With this being a moderately complex text I would keep it in a 3rd-5th grade class. This book is so amazing and I could see myself using it either for comprehension, especially to start highlighting the classes' different cultures and emphasizing the importance of having differences. I also think that a fluency lesson could come from this as well because there is a lot of dialogue and emotions that could spark some conversations. For this I could have the students read aloud amongst themselves, making sure to speak as if they are the characters.

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Thank you, Mr. Falker Written by Patricia Polacco 

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Thank you, Mr. Falker Written by Patricia Polacco 

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Thank you, Mr.Falker is a beautiful story of a young girl named Trisha who learns that she has dyslexia. At first no one realized it and assumed she was behind and because she was not getting the proper help she needed she was made fun of and begin to hate the idea of school. However when the new teacher Mr.Falker came to town all that changed because he made sure to dedicate extra time to Trisha and made sure she learned how to read and even love school again. This book is moderately complex with some slightly complex components. The text structure is slightly complex because the book goes through time in order and the pictures accurately show what is happening in the text. The language features are moderately complex due there being a larger variety of sentence structures and most of the vocabulary is understandable but there may be a few new words introduced, but they are supported by context clues. The meaning a is also moderately complex because Trisha faces a lot of emotions and I think that understanding those may require a bit more of a conversation. There also needs to be a little knowledge behind learning disabilities in order to get the most out of the story. I believe that this would be a great book for 3rd-4th graders because it has a lot more text on the pages and it requires some background knowledge that the younger students may not understand yet. I think this book has a great message and meaning and because of that I think it would be best used for comprehension activities. I think sparking conversations about learning disabilities is important because it will help students realize that everyone can struggle with something, especially in academics. I think having a during reading activity, like keeping a response journal as they read, and then having a after reading discussion would also be beneficial. I think doing this pushes students to read the book with a different lens and even begin thinking about real life situations as well.

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The Electric Slide and Kai Written by Kelly J. Baptist and Illustrated By Darnell Johnson

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The Electric Slide and Kai Written by Kelly J. Baptist and Illustrated By Darnell Johnson

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The Electric Slide and Kai is a book about a boy named Kai trying to find his rhythm like the rest of his family. At family functions, like weddings, the family always dances to the electric slide, by adding their own moves, which leads to them getting a nickname from Grandpa. Kai desperately wants to find his move and not have a repeat of his last dancing experience where he fell, so throughout the book, he works hard with his family until the wedding day comes. Thankfully all his hard work paid off and finally got his new nickname. The book is moderate to slightly complex because overall elements like text structure and knowledge demands are straight forward and the events of the story align in chronological order. All the information in the book is also present and the problem that they are addressing is something that kids may face in their day-to-day life, which is a lack of belongingness. However, the other elements like language and meaning are a bit more complex because the book begins to introduce some new vocab and the sentence structure begins to get a bit more complex. The meaning is also a bit more complex because the theme of the book isn't spelled out you have to interpret it, but with some guided questions I believe students would reach an understanding fairly quickly. Since this book isn't overly complex and has a storyline that is fairly easy to follow I would place this book in either a 2nd or 3rd-grade class. I also think this is a great book to use to diversify your class library because the family in the story is African American. This book would be a great way to practice comprehension as well because there are a lot of emotions and content in general that could be discussed. One way that this book could be used for comprehension is by having a guided discussion focusing on the main theme of the book, while also talking about some of the new vocab and sentence structure. I think this would make students start looking at the book with more depth and a new pair of eyes and even use some inference skills.

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We Are Still Here! Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Franè Lessac

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We Are Still Here! Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Franè Lessac

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We Are Still Here! is a book that goes through the history of the Native Americans and highlights big events that they have faced throughout American history. It makes sure to highlight the movements, policies, and laws that have played a part in their history. This books text structure is slightly complex because the sequence of events are in order with detailed descriptions. At the back of the book there is even a timeline to help visualize when events occurred. The language in the book ranged from very complex to moderately complex because it begins to introduce some large vocabulary throughout the book, but most of the words are straight forward and could easily spark conversation with the students. The meaning is moderately complex because it wants there to be an an understanding of what the Native Americans have gone through while realizing that they are still here and deserve rights, as well as the freedom to practice their culture. The book also gives a lot of information so there isn't too much background knowledge needed. Overall this book is a bit complex so it would be something that I would have in a 4th or 5th grade class and maybe even use it in my 3rd grade class when working on certain units in history. Along with using this book for a history lesson about our country and the Native Americans I think that it would be a great way to talk about vocabulary. Since so many new words are introduced I would either assign the students to a word or have them pick one, then have them define it before they look it up using context, then define it based on research, create their own sentence, and even do some artwork with how they interpret the word. This activity will begin to introduce them to new concepts in a way that is memorable as well as teach them the skill of using context clues.