New+Words

We will discuss the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words and strategies for uncovering their meanings (without the use of a dictionary, thesaurus, etc). We will start by learning about context clues and how to deduce meaning. Next, we will talk about using roots, prefixes, and suffixes to achieve the same goal. One activity I'm considering including as a hook is showing a video incorporating many unfamiliar words and asking the students to "translate" it. Another idea that I may use to check for understanding is to give students a paragraph and ask them to rewrite it in their own words.

Rough Draft:

New idea: We are discussing fragments. This lesson will help differentiate between complete sentences and fragments. Fragments are one of the top 20 most common errors made my students.