✔revoke


Use Context Clues You have been introduced to three vocabulary words from the math article. Those words are checked off in the Word List here. In the first column below, write the other seven words from the Word List. Predict a meaning for each word in the second column. Then check the meanings in the Word Wisdom Dictionary. Write the definition in the third column.


WORD LIST competent


WORD LIST


✔utilize diminish plethora


✔audible deduce


advocate ✔eloquent


persuasive incorporate


Vocabulary Word


Word 1 competent 2 diminish 3 plethora 4 transform 5 equivalent 6 imperative 7 equation Answers will vary.


a statement that shows equality


Measurement Part 1 119 Answers will vary. mandatory; obligatory Answers will vary. equal Answers will vary.


to change the form or appearance of something


Answers will vary. excess; a lot Answers will vary. to reduce; to make smaller Answers will vary. capable; qualified Your Prediction


Dictionary SaysSays


✔response refrain volume resound oration


transform equivalent imperative equation


Use Context Clues


OBJECTIVES Students will C use context clues and their own prior knowledge to find the meanings of new words.


C use the Word Wisdom Dictionary to check word meanings.


C add to their Word Journals. GUIDE STUDENTS


Explain that using context clues as well as their own prior knowledge and experience can help them under- stand new words. Refer students to the Word List on page 119 to help them complete column one. If neces- sary, review the Five-Step Process on page 117. Encourage students to use context clues from the article to pre- dict word meanings in column two. Make sure that students know to write down their own definitions in column two before checking the dic- tionary.


PRACTICE


Have students complete page 119 independently. When they are fin- ished, allow volunteers to share their own word definitions before dis- cussing the dictionary definitions for each word. Discuss the similari- ties and differences between stu- dents’ definitions and the dictio- nary’s definitions.


Word Journal Highlighting Words


Remind students to add words from this unit to their Word Journals. They should record the entire sentence or context in which they encounter each word. Encourage them to highlight, star, or make a check next to any words that they might use to replace overused words in their own writing or speaking. For example, they might star the word plethora to use in place of the often overused words a lot or many. Emphasize that students can use their Word Journals as a source of words and ideas whenever they write.


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