January 12 – January 16
Monday, January 12
Introducing Context Clues
Standards
L.7.4.a
- Common Core State Standards
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.7.4
- Common Core State Standards
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.7.4.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
L.7.4.c
- Common Core State Standards
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
L.7.4.d
- Common Core State Standards
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Warm Up
Vocabulary Building: Root Words
Objective
Scholars will be able to solve the meaning of unknown words using context clues.
Activity 1
Discussion: Types of Context Clues and the LPR3 pneumonic device.
Activity 2
Group Work: solving the meaning of words and writing sentences using context clues.
Assessment
Collected sentences to check for understanding

Tuesday, January 13
Practicing Context Clues
Standards
L.7.4
- Common Core State Standards
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.7.4.a
- Common Core State Standards
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.7.4.c
- Common Core State Standards
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
L.7.4.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
L.7.4.d
- Common Core State Standards
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Warm Up
Vocabulary Building: Root Words
Objective
Scholars will be able to solve the meaning of unknown words using context clues.
Activity 1
Modeling: Using context clues in a text
Activity 2
Guided Practice: Context Clues handout
Assessment
Collect Context Clues handout to check for understanding

Wednesday, January 14
Introducing Semantic Gradients
Standards
L.7.4
- Common Core State Standards
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.7.4.a
- Common Core State Standards
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.7.4.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
L.7.4.d
- Common Core State Standards
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
L.7.4.c
- Common Core State Standards
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
L.7.6
- Common Core State Standards
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
L.7.5.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
L.7.5.c
- Common Core State Standards
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions)
(e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
L.7.5
- Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Warm Up
Vocabulary Building: Root Words
Objective
Scholars will be able to enhance their word knowledge by selecting and generating words for semantic gradients (i.e., groupings of related words placed along a continuum)
Activity 1
Whole Class Lesson: What are semantic gradients?

Activity 2
Partner Work: Creating semantic gradients
Assessment
Collect Semantic Gradient handouts to check for understanding

Thursday, January 15
Semantic Gradients combined with Context Clues
Standards
L.7.4
- Common Core State Standards
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.7.4.a
- Common Core State Standards
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.7.4.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
L.7.4.c
- Common Core State Standards
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
L.7.4.d
- Common Core State Standards
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
L.7.5
- Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.7.5.c
- Common Core State Standards
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions)
(e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
L.7.5.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
L.7.6
- Common Core State Standards
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Warm Up
Vocabulary Building: Root Words
Objective
Scholars will be able to enhance their word knowledge by selecting and generating words for semantic gradients (i.e., groupings of related words placed along a continuum)
Activity 1
Semantic Gradients, strengthening the context

Activity 2
Group work: Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues handout
Assessment
Collect Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues handout to check for understanding

Friday, January 16
Semantic Gradients combined with Context Clues cont.
Standards
L.7.4
- Common Core State Standards
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.7.4.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
L.7.4.a
- Common Core State Standards
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.7.4.c
- Common Core State Standards
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
L.7.4.d
- Common Core State Standards
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
L.7.5
- Common Core State Standards
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.7.5.b
- Common Core State Standards
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.
L.7.6
- Common Core State Standards
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
L.7.5.c
- Common Core State Standards
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions)
(e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).
Warm Up
Vocabulary Quiz
Objective
Scholars will be able to enhance their word knowledge by selecting and generating words for semantic gradients (i.e., groupings of related words placed along a continuum)
Activity 1

Review: Semantic Gradients, strengthening the context
Activity 2
Group work: Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues continued handout
Assessment
Collect Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues continued handout to check for understanding