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Vocabulary: Context Clues
This video teaches kids how to define unknown words by uses clues around the word to figure out the meaning. It shares context clues where the definition is given, synonym, antonym, and an example. When kids use context clues they are...
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Reading Comprehension | 8 Types of Context Clues to Be a Better Reader
Knowing the eight common types of context clues will help you be a better reader and unlock the meaning of complex text. In this lesson, we look at the 8 types of context clues. Examples are given.
EL Education
El Education: Citing Evidence From Complex Text (Vimeo)
During this 10th grade reading lesson, students in Julia St. Martin's Springfield Renaissance School class in Springfield, MA engage in a structured, evidence-based discussion about Shakespeare's Macbeth. Students engage in close...
EL Education
El Education: Grappling With Complex Informational Text (Vimeo)
In this video, Andrew Hossack at the Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo, NY, involves his students in using close reading strategies of a complex text to determine the main idea and important details. In this lesson, his complex text is...
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Corwin Connect: How to Select Complex Texts [Video]
This video clip features Douglas Fisher explaining how to select complex texts. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10