Big Ideas/ Word Meaning

May 8, 2015

E.Q: What strategies do you utilize to determine big ideas?

Identify the big ideas in literature.

What strategies do you use for determining word meanings?

Obj: I can determine what strategies work best when determining big ideas.

I can identify big ideas.

I can effectively identify word meanings using context clues.

 

Starter
Free Write

 

 

Or try this:

Activity

 

1. Identifying Main Ideas 

Select 10 of your favorite songs.

You will be analyzing these songs to determine the main idea.

For each song, complete the following steps:

First, copy and paste the song lyrics into a Google document.

Annotate: Highlight important/key ideas and comment on the lyrics using the tool.

 Fill out one of these graphic organizers. 

By the end of the day, you should have 10 of these organizers filled out. 

 

 

2.  Determining Word Meaning

 

Review the tips on Sophia to review how to determine word meaning.

 

Click on:

Connotation and Denotation

Evaluating Connotation

Words with Multiple Meanings

Identifying Tone

 

As you read the materials, take notes to help improve your skills.

 

3.  Practicing Word Meanings

USAtestprep

Please log in to your usatestprep account.

Once you are logged in, click on the activity named finding word meaning.

You must receive a minimum score 80 in order to move on to the next task.

For each question wrong, write the correct answer and a sentence explanation as to why that is actually the best choice.

Once you receive an 80 or higher, please show me your results.

Closure:

Using the learning target, are you at level 1, 2, 3, or 4 when determining word meaning?

Explain that status.