Fixing Broken Comprehension
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The document discusses strategies for understanding difficult words encountered while reading. It identifies three methods writers use: 1) including the definition in the same sentence, 2) providing the definition in the next sentence, and 3) using context clues. It then provides examples of sentences using an made-up word, "ABBA-ZABBA", and asks the reader to identify what item is being referred to in each example based on the context or nearby definition.
Fixing Broken Comprehension
- 1. Fixing Broken Comprehension If you don't understand what you're reading, don't just sit there. DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM!
- 2. News Flash! Reading is supposed to make sense!
- 3. Monitoring: Stopping to see if you understand what you're reading.
- 4. If you don't understand, you need to solve the problem , because News Flash! Reading is supposed to make sense!
- 5. If your strategies fail, then you need to look it up in the dictionary or ask somebody for help
- 6. Writers use three methods to help you understand difficult words.
- 7. Mr. Spudley noticed an ABBA-ZABBA—a terrible smell—and asked the school cook to stop serving burritos for lunch. Method #1: put the definition in the same sentence. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a bad smell b. a person who breaks wind c. an open window d. a new kind of burrito e. the school cook
- 8. The scientist found an ABBA-ZABBA, the front tooth of a meat-eating dinosaur. Method #1: put the definition in the same sentence. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a balloon b. a new kind of dinosaur c. one of the Iron Chefs d. a kind of tooth e. a dinosaur-hunting scientist
- 9. Method #1: put the definition in the same sentence. Susie put on ABBA-ZABBA, her favorite CD. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a medical tool b. the back end of a car c. a CD d. a singer e. a CB
- 10. Method #1: put the definition in the same sentence. Bob’s doctor decided to use an ABBA-ZABBA, a tool made especially for looking into belly buttons. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a nurse b. a doctor’s telephone number c. the title of a medical book d. the belly button e. a medical tool
- 11. Method #2: put the definition in the next sentence. I pulled my ABBA-ZABBA out of its holster. With this weapon, I knew nobody could defeat me. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a weapon b. a kitten c. a bottle of medicine d. sagging pants e. a broken knee
- 12. Method #2: put the definition in the next sentence. I whistled, and ABBA-ZABBA came immediately. “Good dog,” I said. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a leash b. some cats c. a dog d. sagging pants e. a little brother
- 13. Method #2: put the definition in the next sentence. Mom brought me a huge bowl of ABBA-ZABBA. It was the best ice cream I've ever had. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. cream soda b. créme fraishe c. creme rinse d. clotted cream e. ice cream
- 14. Method #2: put the definition in the next sentence. Stinky looked into the ABBA-ZABBA. As everyone knows, this is the place where the flea circus performers rest between shows. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. a resting place for circus fleas b. a toilet c. a telescope d. a sewer grate e. the index of a book
- 15. Method #3: define the word by giving its opposite . Smedley's new gold-plated underwear was very ABBA-ZABBA, but the rest of his outfit was inexpensive. In this sentence, ABBA-ZABBA is: a. amazing b. expensive c. new d. old-fashioned e. school-inappropriate
- 16. Method #3: define the word by giving its opposite . Look for these key words and phrases that signal a contrast : • although • but • however • in contrast • instead of • on the contrary • on the other hand • while
- 17. Method #3: define the word by giving its opposite . While Bobbo's breath smelled quite ABBA-ZABBA, Justine's breath was pleasant. In this sentence, ABBA-ZABBA is: a. long b. painful c. on the last page d. infested with hornets e. unpleasant
- 18. Method #3: define the word by giving its opposite . The things you bought with your birthday money are very ABBA-ZABBA. On the other hand, my choices are thoughful. In this sentence, ABBA-ZABBA is: a. great ideas b. illegal c. cold d. silly e. pus-filled
- 19. Method #3: define the word by giving its opposite . Instead of being small like the rest of his pimples, this one was ABBA-ZABBA. In this sentence, an ABBA-ZABBA is: a. oozing b. hot to the touch c. crusted over d. huge e. tasty
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