L.F.1 Reading for Meaning - Fiction
Build Vocabulary: Evaluate Word Meanings
Instructions: As your group reads the passage, identify unfamiliar vocabulary words from the
reading and record them in the “Unfamiliar Word” column below. As you try to figure out the
meanings of the words, identify the following to complete the graphic organizer:
 Signal Words – other words in the sentence that signal the word’s meaning.
 Context Clues – clues from the rest of the sentence that give ideas about the word’s
meaning.
 Inferred meaning – what do you think the word means, based on the clues and signals?
Unfamiliar Word
Signal Word(s)
Context Clue(s)
Inferred Meaning