4th pass obj 1.3 part 2
- 1. Figuring Out Difficult Words (cont’d) 4 th Re ading PASS Obj 1.3
- 2. Reading Strategies Covered (So Far) Look at the words around the word you don’t know. Look for words with similar meanings (synonyms). Look for words with opposite meanings (antonyms). Look at the meanings of words in a list.
- 3. Reading Strategies Covered (So Far) Look for hidden clues in a passage to find out what a word means. Look out for words that are like other words (homonyms & homophones)
- 4. Reading Strategy #7 Use a dictionary if you don’t know the meaning of a word.
- 5. Reading Strategy #8 Use a thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms for words. A thesaurus is a book that can help you find words that are similar or different for the words that you want to use.
- 6. Thesaurus gift Part of Speech: noun Definition: something given freely, for no recompense Synonyms: allowance, alms, award, benefaction, benefit, bequest, bestowal, bonus, boon, bounty, charity, contribution, courtesy, dispensation, donation, endowment, fairing, favor, giveaway, goodie, grant, gratuity, hand, hand-me-down, handout, honorarium, lagniappe, largesse, legacy, libation, oblation, offering, offertory, philanthropy, pittance, premium, present, presentation, provision, ration, relief, remembrance, remittance, reward, souvenir, subscription, subsidy, tip, token, tribute, write-off Antonyms: forfeit, loss, penalty
- 7. Thesaurus You have to make sure that when you pick a synonym or antonym from the thesaurus, that you pick one that goes with how you are using the original word. The word that you pick needs to say what you are trying to say.
- 8. Reading Strategy #9 Use the glossary! A glossary is like having a mini-dictionary in the back of your book. They are often in the back of textbooks and define words that you may not know. Usually, the words that are going to be in the glossary are in bold in the text that you are reading.
- 9. Reading Strategy #10 Figurative language shows how unusual things are alike. Have you ever heard or read the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs!”?
- 10. Figurative Language Writers often describe things in interesting ways by showing how they are like something else. Figurative language shows how unusual things are alike.
- 11. Idioms Figurative language that becomes a common saying. Idiom Meaning I cried my eyes out. I cried a lot. I wish you’d get out of my hair. Stop bothering me. Are you pulling my leg? Are you joking? Sitting still is a pain in the neck. Sitting still is not any fun. Arnie swims like a rock. Arnie can’t swim.
- 12. Idioms When you come across an idiom in a passage, it may not make sense to you if you’ve never heard it before. If you’ve never heard it before, look for clues in the sentences in and around the idiom to help you figure it out.
- 13. Reading Strategy #11 Plug in the answer choices. If you have multiple-choice questions, you can say the different choices in the sentence in place of the word you don’t know. The one that makes the most sense is probably going to be the correct answer.
- 14. Question... Read the following passage... Frank’s heart ached with sadness. His best friend Joe was leaving Wann to move to Oklahoma City. How would he ever get over this pain of leaving?
- 15. Question... Read this sentence from the passage... Frank’s heart ached with sadness. What does the word ached mean? A. hurt B. pounded C. beat D. thumped
- 16. Question... Read this sentence from the passage... Frank’s heart ached with sadness. What does the word ached mean? A. hurt B. pounded C. beat D. thumped
- 17. Next Week Review the 11 reading strategies we’ve covered the past two weeks and do a worksheet over them.