Context Clues by Rachael Peters https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8 en-us 2021-10-23 15:14:17 UTC 2023-03-11 18:27:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1324468259/8645cfa68e27e4707bab80833f52694d/544873_guess.webp What you're looking for is right there. rachaelp6 https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1876150544 ¨Context Clues are words that say, “Stop - don’t touch that dictionary! The definition of the word you don’t know is right here in the text!“

Information a reader can get from the reading that helps show what a word or group of words means.

¨Like in a mystery, you have to use the clues to find the answer!  ]]> 2021-11-08 19:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1876150544 A Hop, Skip and a Jump… rachaelp6 https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1876176448 I'll tell you about 
 the career that I chose;
 it definitely keeps me
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 I've been practicing since
 a very young age.
 Now I travel around
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 I'm graceful and pretty,
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 My body is thin
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 I often wear pink
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 Watch me twirl, flit and flutter
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1. Abhor
2. Panacea
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1. Abhor: Regard with disgust and hatred.
2. Panacea: A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.]]> 2021-11-09 18:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879212732 rachaelp6 https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879239186 Identify the meaning of the word Initiative.

1. Anger
2. Ability to take charge
3.Fight
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Life has to end ]]> 2021-11-09 19:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879319398 Synonym rachaelp6 https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879432750 A synonym, or word with the same meaning, is used in the sentence. 
Example:My opponent's argument is fallacious, misleading – plain wrong
]]> 2021-11-09 20:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879432750 Antonym rachaelp6 https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879433776 A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning reveals the meaning of an unknown term. 
Although some men are loquacious, others hardly talk at all. 
]]> 2021-11-09 20:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879433776 Explanation rachaelp6 https://padlet.com/rachaelp6/5c8b5daeiypgepb8/wish/1879434396 The unknown word is explained within the sentence or in a sentence immediately preceding. 
The patient is so somnolent that she requires medication to help her stay awake for more than a short time. 
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Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, are governed by predictable laws.
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a. Pen            b. weapon             c. book            d. sausage 

2.Even though the snake only grazed the leg of my pants, I was still extremely frightened and upset.
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
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Ate a small amount

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Circled around

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Lightly touched

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Looked at.

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