Be a
Context
Clues
Detective!
EQ: How do I use context clues to
help me find the meaning of
an unknown word?
What are
CONTEXT CLUES?
Anything in the context of a story
that helps you to understand
Read
what the words mean.Around
the
word!
When you use context
clues you are being a
detective!
You have to look for many
different types of context
clues, until you find the
one that helps you.
Be more than
just a good
reader, be a
problem
solver!
Use all of your skills at all
times!
Let’s Practice!
Directions: read the word in the sentences.
Use context clues to discover what the word
means. Be prepared to say what in the
sentence made you think of the words
meaning.
Dignity
Even when the police officer put the cuffs
on the girl, she maintained her dignity,
as he led her off the protest site.
Definition: actions or speech indicating a
high level of self-respect.
Splendid
The rays from the rising sun shined
splendidly through the kitchen window.
Definition: an act done gorgeously or
magnificently.
Particle
Jon was so hungry that he did not leave a
single particle of food on his plate.
Definition: a small portion, piece, or
fragment.
Elegant
The young girl took her time when she
wrote in cursive, slowly making each
letter out of elegant slopes and loops.
Definition: graceful in form or
movement.
Injustice
Aaron thought it was a great injustice
that girls could carry a purse in high
school, but he could not carry a book
bag.
Definition: the quality for act of being
unjust or unfair; unequal.
Decline
After Madden 4 came out, the amount of
people playing Madden 3 declined.
Definition: to become less.
Let’s
Summarize
What types of context clues do we
look for when we are trying to find
the meaning of an unknown word
while reading?