Father God,
Come be with us today.
Fill our hearts with joy.
Fill our minds with learning.
Fill our classrooms with peace.
Fill our lessons with fun.
Fill our friendships with kindness.
Fill our school with love.
Amen.
Hi!
My name is
John Peter Bautista
You can call me Sir. Peter
I will be your Teacher for
Today
• Keep your
Cameras ON
• Keep your mics
MUTED
• If you want to
answer, type “Me”
in the chat box
Identify the Person based on
his/her description
I serve the People, to protect is in my
creed, I do my best to eradicate every
evil deed, obey the law and you'll stay
free, break it and you'll have to deal
with me
I soothe the audience with my amazing
song, I make them sway, dance and
even sing along. With my tunes,
limericks, compositions and rhyme, I
want my music to be heard for all time
I'm often depicted as a damsel in
distress, guarded by dragons in lava
filled fortresses. It's really hard even
though I'm royalty, just here waiting for
a Prince to rescue me
With whatever ingredients i had, i can
make a dish that can brighten your
mood. I serve you delicacies to delight
your taste bud, and make sure you can
enjoy your food.
Quarter 1 - Lesson 1
• Define context clues;
• List and define types
of context clues;
• Apply strategies to
identify unknown
words using context
clues.
What do you do when
you encounter words
that are unfamiliar to
you?
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Context Clues
Types of Context
Clues
Types of Context Clues
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Example Clues
This type of context clues uses familiar
examples to illustrate the meaning of
unfamiliar words.
Example Clues
“My Mother doesn’t like reading the news lately
unpleasant,
because of some horrendous news
like
murders,
horrifying, or
terrible.
natural disasters and war.”
Non-Living
“In biology, abiotic factors
like soil, air and water
Things
are considered a part of the ecosystem.”
Comparison clues
This refers to the use of an unfamiliar word
in comparison to a familiar word. Some
phrases that signal comparison clues are
like, as, same, same as, and similar to.
Comparison clues
“He looked absolutely
Confused flummoxed, like a
toddler staring down at his feet on the floor
who just isn't sure about this whole "walking"
thing.”
No worries
“‘No,’ she said,
‘I'm as carefree about it as a
or troubles
bird floating among the clouds.’”
Contrast clues
In a contrast clue, a new word is the
opposite of the known word. Some phrases
that alert contrast clues are the following;
although, but though, on the other hand,
however, yet, unlike, different from, in
contrast to, not, and as opposed to.
Contrast clues
“It isn't exactly the melee that Fight
I expected from your
description," he said. "The kids are just roughhousing
a little. I expected them to be bruised and bleeding."
“I know she said Restore
she could reconstitute the dried fruit,
but a soggy raisin just isn't a grape.”
Inferring Meaning
from Context
This type of clues uses hints to make
educated guesses, or inferences, about
the meaning of words.
Inferring Meaning from Context
“When her son was imprisoned, she felt
that all her dreams for him vanished. She
Lasting for a
could no longer look atlong
hertime
son lingering
behind the cold bars of the prison
together with the other convicted
criminals.”
Synonyms
This type of context clues uses simpler
synonyms of unfamiliar words.
Synonyms
A Market or
Shop
“The annual bazaar is scheduled for the
last day of school. It's always a fun
festival.”
Fake
"That charlatan!" he cried.
"That absolute
fake!"
Definition
In this type of context clues, the unfamiliar
word is defined in the sentence itself.
Definition
“In Britain, they call the trunk of a car the ‘boot.’”
“‘The lingerie department," she directed the
confused customer, "is where you'll find the bras
and panties.’”
Explanation
This type of context clues uses
explanations to simplify the meaning of
unfamiliar words.
Explanation
“She looked at the random collection that
had been thrown in the packing box at the
last minute—from toothpaste and razors to
spatulas and sticky notes. ‘Well, that's
quite a mélange, isn't
it?’ she remarked.”
Mixed
Let's try
answering these:
Our baseball team's pitcher has a
few eccentric habits, such as
throwing exactly thirteen warm-up
pitches and never wearing socks.
After the heavy rains, the
stream became murky; in fact,
the water was so cloudy you
couldn't see the bottom.
The debris on the stadium
floor included numerous paper
cups, ticket stubs, and
cigarette butts.
The coach takes every opportunity to censure
his players, yet he ignores every opportunity
to praise them.
The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in
their shopping because they wanted to save
enough money to buy a house.
Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a
very neat appearance at his job interview.
Be ready for an Activity next
meeting