Monday May 14th Context Clues
Related words: evidence during reading, indication within a sentence
Phrase Meaning: the words, phrases, or passages that come before and after a particular word or passage in a speech or piece of writing and help to explain its full meaning
Origin of Context; 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin contextus a joining together, scheme, structure, equivalent to contex ( ere ) to join by weaving ( con- con- + texere to plait, weave) + -tus suffix of v. action; compare text
Tuesday May 15th Sentence Structure
Related words; Language rule, organization of words, written arrangement of thoughts
Phrase Meaning: A group of words that express a complete thought, feeling, or idea. It contains a subject or noun and a verb or action.
Origin of Structure: c.1440, "action or process of building or construction," from L. structura "a fitting together, adjustment, building," from structus, pp. of struere "to pile, build, assemble
Wednesday May 16th Resolved ending
Related words: Solve the puzzle of the story, find the conclusion of the reading,
Phrase Meaning: to find the manner in which something is ended
Origin of resolve; 1325–75; Middle English resolven (v.) < Latin resolvere to unfasten, loosen, release, equivalent to re- re- + solvere to loosen; see solve
Thursday May 17th Supporting evidence
Related words: facts found during reading, proof of your answer
Phrase Meaning: accompanying and assisting the main idea which tends to prove or disprove something.
Origin of Evidence; c.1300, "appearance from which inferences may be drawn," from Fr. évidence, from L.L. evidentia "proof," originally "distinction," from L. evidentem (see evident). Meaning "ground for belief" is from late 14c., that of "obviousness" is 1660s.
Friday May 18th Analyze the title
Related words: Consider what a story is about, examine the headline
Phrase Meaning: Study a descriptive heading for a story to decide what you will be reading.
Origin of Analyze; .1600, "to dissect," from Fr. analyser, from analyse (see analysis). Literature sense is attested from 1610s; meaning in chemistry dates from 1660s. Sense of "to examine closely" dates from 1809; psychological sense is from 1909
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