Context Clues Strategy Look for How Something Is Done


EXAMPLE CLUE


The people clapped and cheered loudly as they rejoiced.


The words clapped and cheered loudly tell how the people rejoiced.


Here is another strategy for using context clues to understand new words. We use it here to understand reassure from the essay.


READ


Read the sentence with the unknown word. Read a sentence or two around it.


A woman named Madame Carcas tried to reassure the people. “I have a plan,” she announced calmly.


LOOK


Look for context clues. What clues showing how something is done can you find?


The words calmly announced tell how Madame Carcas reassured the people.


THINK


Think about the context clues and other information you already know.


When I feel scared and someone talks to me in a calm voice, I feel less nervous.


PREDICT Predict a meaning for the word.


The word reassure probably means “to make others feel better about something.”


CHECK


Check the dictionary in the back of this book to be sure of the meaning.


The word reassure means “to restore confidence.”


Teaching Tips


• Explain that students will now learn a new context clues strategy: Look for how something is done.


• Point out the example sentence and clue words in the box at the top of the page.


• Then discuss how to use the five-step process on this page—Read, Look, Think, Predict, and Check— to understand the meaning of reassure.


Students learn context clues strategies to understand new words.


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