Unit 2
2 Answer the questions. 1 Who are the characters in ‘The Sweet Potatoes’? 2 Why did Old Tiger say, “Stop it!” 3 What does ‘nocturnal’ mean? How do you know? 3 Read the titles below. Do you think the books are fiction or non-fiction? Why do you think that? 1 Mr. and Mrs. Goat Go Shopping
2 All About Grenada 3 How to Play Netball 4 Anansi and the Snake
Context clues from pictures and words
Look for clues to help you read and understand: • Look for clues in the pictures. • Look for clues in the rest of the sentence.
• Look for clues in the words and sentences all around. Bats are nocturnal – they fly about and look for food at night. Nocturnal means ‘active at night’. The clues are in the rest of the sentence – the context .
4 Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 Where is this girl? 2 What is she doing? 3 What do you think will happen next?
• Exercise 3: Tell pupils that good readers look for clues. If they can’t read a word or don’t understand the meaning of a word or an idea, they should look at the picture or read the sentence before and after the word that is puzzling them – then guess. DA Work with a small group and demonstrate how you use context clues by ‘thinking aloud’. • Exercise 4: Ask pupils which clues told them the answers to each of the questions. • For more work on context clues, see Workbook 2 page 84.
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