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Human Dictionary

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Title:

Human Dictionary

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Overview:

When reading, we all encounter unknown words at times. But how do we figure them out? In this lesson, students learn how to become a “human dictionary” by using a variety of strategies to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Students will be able to figure out the meaning of unknown words using various strategies and clues.

This lesson also offers a pre-lesson to help EL students.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: R3. Background knowledge Vocabulary Discussion Knowledge: R3. Students know: Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary. Skills: R3. Students are able to: Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing. Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing. Understanding: R3. Students understand that: Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing. Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	15. Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary, making connections to previously learned words and relating new words to background knowledge. a. Make connections to a word's structure using knowledge of phonology, morphology, and orthography of the word to aid learning. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 15. Utilize Academic vocabulary Content-specific vocabulary Grade-level vocabulary Connections Relating Background knowledge 15a. Word structure Phonology Morphology Orthography Knowledge: 15. Students know: Academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary words. Content-specific vocabulary refers to words used in different subjects learned in school such as reading, math, social studies, science. New vocabulary words can be learned by relating them to previously learned words and background knowledge. 15a. Phonology (speech sounds within words). Morphology (meaningful units of words). Orthography (the written representation of language). Skills: 15. Students are able to: Use new academic, content-specific vocabulary by making connections to previously learned words. Use new academic, content-specific vocabulary by relating new words to background knowledge. 15a. Make connections to a word's structure using speech sounds, meaningful word parts, and spelling of the word to aid learning. Understanding: 15. Students understand that: Academic, content-specific vocabulary words are used in different school subjects, like reading, math, social studies, and science. They can learn new vocabulary words by making connections to previously learned words or their background knowledge. 15a. Identifying a word's phonological, morphological, and orthographic structure can help them determine the meaning of a word, as well as the word's origin.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	18. Use dictionary definitions and information found within the text to help determine meaning of unfamiliar or multi-meaning words. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 18. Dictionary definitions Unfamiliar Multi-meaning words Knowledge: 18. Students know: Words can have more than one meaning. Dictionaries are reference books that can be used to find the meaning of unknown or multi-meaning words. Context clues can help determine the meaning of unknown or multi-meaning words. Skills: 18. Students are able to: Use dictionaries (or glossaries in the back of their books) to locate the meanings of unfamiliar or multi-meaning words. Use words within a text to help them determine the meaning of an unfamiliar or multi-meaning words. Understanding: 18. Students understand that: The text around a word can provide clues about the meaning of an unfamiliar or multi-meaning word. They can use reference books, such as a dictionary, to help them determine the meaning of an unknown or multi-meaning word. To comprehend a text, they must use strategies to understand the meaning of vocabulary words.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	19. Identify new vocabulary and the use of word meanings in text to establish real-life connections. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 19. Vocabulary Establish Real-life connections Knowledge: 19. Students know: New vocabulary they encounter in text can be used in their real life. Real life means situations that they have experienced or will experience. Skills: 19. Students are able to: Identify vocabulary words learned through reading text and connect them to something they have personally experienced. Understanding: 19. Students understand that: Making real-life connections to new vocabulary words, helps them move the new words to their long-term memory, becoming part of their "ready to use" vocabulary.

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clues, dictionary, meaning, vocabulary, word clues

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YVETTE AKRIDGE

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Human Dictionary