PPT-Vocabulary in Context

AP English Lit amp Comp Context To understand and absorb new vocabulary you need to look at th e entire context of the word considering the following Denotation Connotation Etymology Denotation. Welcome. . Vocabulary will be a little different this year. Instead of giving you words to learn, you will choose your own! Now doesn’t that make a lot more sense? On the following slides, you will get all the info. Please refer back to this slideshow as needed. It’s on . Q4 week . 2:. Warm-ups . Monday—Grammar . Colons. Rule 1:Use a colon to introduce a list only after a complete sentence.. Rule 2: Use a colon between two sentences if the second explains or restates the first. . Chapter 7. Reflections on Vocabulary Building. How do you feel when you’re at a meeting or in class where everyone is using jargon with which you are not familiar? . Do you ask someone to explain what they’re talking about, or do you try to determine meaning from the context?. Q4 Week 5. Monday—Grammar . Commas continued …. Rule 7: Use a comma around appositives.. Rule 8: Use a comma with direct quotations.. Rule 9: Use a comma with a direct address.. Rule 10: Use commas with interjections and interruptions. . And Comprehension Improvement. Words as Tools. To access background knowledge. To express ideas. To learn about new concepts. Word knowledge is . crucial. to reading comprehension and academic success. . 5. th. grade Literacy . Read . this passage. . I volunteered to sacrifice school and help them. My offer was refused and I trudged . wearily. to school for another week.. Teammate talk: . What do you think the word . Reading Comprehension. What is a context clue?. A context clue is a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps the reader understand its meaning.. Duplicity. is defined as deceitfulness.. Let’s look at this word through the lens of six commonly used context clues.. Act 1. Act 1 Words. pernicious . adj. . destructive; deadly. posterity . n. . future generations. anguish . n. . extreme suffering; agony. profane . v. . to degrade or disrespect something holy or important. A Sound of Thunder. By: Ray Bradbury. Create a chart and place the vocabulary words below in the category they belong in for you.. Know Well. Think I. Know. Don’t Know. Annihilate. Correlate. Expendable. {Click mouse to continue}. How to Navigate Through a . Power. Point. Workshop. This PowerPoint Presentation is designed to be experienced as a workshop. To ensure that you do not miss important information, only use your mouse at this prompt:. why Bother?. Vocabulary sharpens your communication.. Choosing words with greater precision. Understanding words you already know. Making communication simpler. Why Bother. Vocabulary opens your mind. TRIOSSS. Writing Workshop. 11-21-2017. ACTIVITY #1. Pick your most favorite WORD. . NOW. share your NAME and WORD with the group!. Why is this your favorite word? When did you learn this word?. What are some of the reasons . Peter S. Gardner (1996). The “What” and “Why’s” of Using Context Clues. context the sentence and paragraph in which the word appears. using context clues allows the reader to make an educated guess . L/O: to explore war context in preparation for studying war poems. War Context. Mind Map all your knowledge of war . Cast your mind back to Primary School . Think about History too!. As we feedback we will gather: .