Synonyms as Context Clues - Slide Show
Grade Level: 3-5
Goal: Students will learn and expand their English language vocabulary. Upon completion of the lesson/unit, students should be able to use one or more synonyms for 35 out of 40 targeted vocabulary words on their assigned list. Students should also be able to create a complete sentence by incorporating context clues (pictures, synonyms, examples) with 4 out of 6 sentences they chose to create with their vocabulary.
By completing this project you are going to learn:
-Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
- Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- Learn how to create sentences with context clues.
- Also learn presentation skills.
Brief Directions:
I. Find synonyms of words in the Word List using an online thesaurus.
www.thesaurus.com
II. Open Microsoft Office PowerPoint Slide Show - Create Sentences
III. Search images to represent your sentence/word from a search engine.
IV. Presentation - "Host a Game Show!"
By completing this project you are going to learn:
-Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
- Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- Learn how to create sentences with context clues.
- Also learn presentation skills.
Brief Directions:
I. Find synonyms of words in the Word List using an online thesaurus.
www.thesaurus.com
II. Open Microsoft Office PowerPoint Slide Show - Create Sentences
III. Search images to represent your sentence/word from a search engine.
IV. Presentation - "Host a Game Show!"
my_game_show.pptx | |
File Size: | 2176 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
maze_challenge.pptx | |
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File Type: | pptx |