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This document provides a detailed lesson plan for a 4th grade English class on using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. The objectives are for students to be able to use context clues to find meanings of unfamiliar words from sentences, passages, and books. The lesson plan outlines motivational activities, presentations on context clues and their different types, discussions, practice identifying context clue types, group work solving riddles using clues, and an evaluation. The teacher leads the students through identifying missing words in sample sentences, defines context clues, discusses the various types of context clues authors use, and has students practice applying context clues to determine word meanings.

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Lesson Plan

This document provides a detailed lesson plan for a 4th grade English class on using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. The objectives are for students to be able to use context clues to find meanings of unfamiliar words from sentences, passages, and books. The lesson plan outlines motivational activities, presentations on context clues and their different types, discussions, practice identifying context clue types, group work solving riddles using clues, and an evaluation. The teacher leads the students through identifying missing words in sample sentences, defines context clues, discusses the various types of context clues authors use, and has students practice applying context clues to determine word meanings.

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Detailed Lesson Plan in English

Grade IV ENGLISH

I. OBJECTIVES

Performance Standard: uses the classes of words aptly in oral


and written discourse

Content Standard: demonstrates an understanding of English


grammar and usage in speaking or writing

Learning Competencies: (EN4V-Ia-31) Use context clues to find


meaning of unfamiliar words
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

» Identify missing words from sentences using "context


clues."
» Define unknown words using context clues in a cold
passage.
» Find and define unknown words in trade books using
context clues.
» Determine the meaning of unknown words using a
variety of context clues, including word, sentence and
paragraph clues
» Apply the meaning of the terms synonym and antonym

II. SUBJECT MATTER


Topic: Context Clue
Reference: English IV Based on the BEC, English Grammar
Drills, Internet
Materials: Cartolina, chalkboard

III. PROCEDURE

Routine Activities
1. Opening Prayer
2. Checking Of Attendance
3. Word for the Day

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity


A. MOTIVATION
Today we are going to play a game
and try to figure out missing words
in sentences. You will have to use
your creative juices to figure out
which words are covered.

Look how TINY that cat is! I think


that is the smallest cat I've ever S1 little
seen! S2 tiny
S3 shouted
The crowd CHEERED as their S4 cheered
favorite team entered the football S5 top
field.

Thomas went to the TOP of the


mountain, and because it was so
high, he had to take a tank of
oxygen with him. Yes ma’am.
Did you enjoy the activity?

B. PRESENTATION Look how TINY that cat is! I think


that is the smallest cat I've ever
Those words that you determined
seen!
are what we called context clues.
The crowd CHEERED as their
will you read the sentences favorite team entered the football
field.

Thomas went to the TOP of the


mountain, and because it was so
high, he had to take a tank of
oxygen with him.

Do you have any ideas what are


context clues? They give us an idea of what is a
word.
Very good!

C. DISCUSSION
Context clues are bits of
information from the text that, when
combined with prior knowledge,
allow you to decide the meaning of
unknown words in the story or
article you are reading.

There are several different types of


context clues that are commonly
used by authors

1. Definition context clue


Ex. Paul is a transcriptionist, a
person who makes a written copy
of a recorded message.

2. Synonym context clue


Ex. After seeing the picture of the
starving children, we all felt
compassion or pity for their
suffering.
3. Antonym context clue
Ex. Joe was reluctant to take on
the position of captain of the
basketball team. He was afraid that
the time it would take would hurt
his grades. On the other hand, Billy
was eager for the chance to be
captain. He thought that being
captain of the team would make
him very popular in school.
4. Description context clue
Ex. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, our
35th president, improved human
rights and equal rights for all
people. He was a very charismatic
president. People were attracted to
his charm and enthusiasm. His
personality was described as
magnetic.
5. Clues through association
with other words in the
sentence
Ex. Brian is considered the most
troublesome student ever to have
walked the halls of Central High
School. He has not passed a
single class in his four years there
and seldom makes it through an
entire hour of class
without falling asleep or getting
sent to the office. His teachers
consider him completely
incorrigible.

6. Clues from the action that is


performed
Ex. Andrea was a very impertinent
young lady. She was so rude that
she talked while her teacher was
explaining a lesson. She showed
no respect for other students. Her
manners were very poor. Even her
parents thought that Andrea was
impolite.

7. Clues from the experience

D.GENERALIZATION

What is a Context clue Context clues are bits of


information from the text that,
when combined with prior
knowledge, allow you to decide
the meaning of unknown words in
the story or article you are
E. CONTROLLED PRACTICE reading.
Identify what context clues is being
used.
F.SKILLS WORK (Group Work)
Using Context Clues to Solve the
Riddles.
Ex.
o I am always hungry,
I must always be fed,
The finger I touch,
Will soon turn red
o Each morning I appear
To lie at your feet,
All day I will follow
No matter how fast you run,
Yet I nearly perish
In the midday sun.
o My life can be measured in
hours,
I serve by being devoured.
Thin, I am quick
Fat, I am slow
Wind is my foe.

G.FREESTAGE
Determine the meaning of the word
using the context clue.
IV. Evaluation

Answer the following by choosing the correct letter.

1. But these flakes rarely make it to the ground.


What choice means the same as rarely?
a. hardly ever
b. often
c. sometimes
2. Taffy walked proudly into the yard.
What does proudly mean in the sentence?
a. very shy
b. very quick
c. very pleased
3. Many seahorses live in tropical areas
where the water is always warm.
What does the word tropical mean in the sentence?
a. a place that is very hot and often damp
b. a place that gets cold during parts of the
year
c. a place off the coast of Alaska where
seahorses breed
4. Digging around in the treasure box, I uncovered a ball of twine.”
What does uncovered mean in the sentence?
a. found
b. buried
c. threw out
5. Other stargazers and astronomers gaze
through telescopes.
What does the word gaze mean?
a. study
b. count
c. look
I think I forgot something, she said.
6.What word means the opposite of forgot?
a. remembered
b. caught
c. undid
7. What is a synonym for close?
a. howl
b. shut
c. climb
8. I was thrilled. I had never won a trophy before.
Which word means the opposite of thrilled?
a. disappointed
b. confused
c. excited
9. They can leap from tree to tree.
What word means the same as leap?
a. jump
b. drop
c. walk
10. Rabbits get around by using their powerful
hind legs.
What word means the same as powerful?
a. weak
b. large
c. strong

V. Assignment
Answer drills in their workbook.

Presented by: Myla Hanupol

Submitted to: Ronald Brillantes

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