Six pages of sentences, each with one new word underlined. On pages 1 and 4 students circle the meaning; on pages 2 and 5 they circle the clue words and write the meaning; on pages 3 and 6 they write it from a word bank.
Model the first one aloud: "I do not know drowsy. The puppy fell asleep in my lap, so it must mean sleepy." Then have partners find the clue words before they choose.
When you read together and meet a new word, stop and ask what the other words in the sentence tell you. Then check the meaning together.
Sentences with one new word underlined, a word like drowsy, timid or soggy, and the rest of the sentence as the clue. Students circle what the word means, circle the clue words and write the meaning.
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