Phonics: Module 30, Lesson 4 (Day 149): Using Context Clues and Reading Accountable Text

Phonics: Lesson 4 - Using Context Clues and Reading Accountable Text

 

Introduction

  • Today, you will read a connected text and use context clues to determine word meanings.

 

Visual

First, let’s review the different kinds of context clues.

  • Context clues are clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.        

 

Context Clues Poster

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Task

Let’s read the passage, Androcles and the Lion.

Androcles and the Lion passage

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Interactive

Instructions: Drag the words into the correct boxes to complete each sentence.

 

 

 

 

Assignment

In the discussion post, determine the context clues used to figure out the meaning of the underlined word.

  • Androcles grew weary of his mistreatment and ran away, knowing that runaway slaves faced terrible punishment.

 

Click "Next" to respond to the discussion post.

 

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