Elagse7l4 Lesson Plan for 7th Grade Example Students

Topic: Using context clues and other strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases in the Seventh-Grade reading and content.

Materials

• Seventh-Grade texts
• Word cards with unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
• Flashcards with examples of context clues

Warm-up

• Review the vocabulary from the previous unit and have students share examples of unknown and multiple-meaning words they encountered and how they figured out the meaning.
• Begin a word wall with the unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases from the previous unit.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of unknown and multiple-meaning words and explain why it is important to be able to determine the meaning of these words.
• Demonstrate various strategies for determining the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words, including:
• Comparing the word to similar words and considering the context in which it is used
• Using a dictionary or other word-finding tool
• Asking a trusted adult for help
• Have students practice using the strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in small groups to come up with a list of unknown and multiple-meaning words from a given text.
• Have each group present their list and explain their definitions to the class.
• As a class, discuss any words that students had difficulty determining the meaning of and discuss the strategies that they used to discover the meaning.
• Have students practice using the strategies to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words in additional texts.

Independent Practice

• Assign a project in which students choose a topic of their choice and find several examples of unknown and multiple-meaning words in a text related to their chosen topic.
• Have students create a chart or presentation to show the examples of -unknown and multiple-meaning words they found, their definitions, and the strategies they used to determine the meanings.
• Have students present their projects to the class and explain their -methods for finding and understanding the unknown and multiple-meaning words.

Closure

• Review the strategies that students learned for determining the meaning of -unknown and multiple-meaning words.
• Ask students to share any additional strategies they learned during the -independent practice activity.

Assessment

• Observe students during the class discussion and group -discussion activities to assess their understanding of the different strategies -and their ability to apply them.
• Evaluate students' written explanations of their -independent practice activity using a rubric.