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Vocabulary in Context (Reading Skills NAPLAN)
Lesson6 of 8 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 8EnglishReading
Lesson Summary
This lesson supports the development of the key reading skill of using context to understand unfamiliar words or phrases. Specific reading strategies are modelled in a teacher-led activity, then students will work in pairs to apply the strategy while reading a separate section of the same text. Students will share their work with their peers and reflect on the activity and their own approach to it. This lesson is designed to provide valuable practice for NAPLAN, the national literacy test held in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9*.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- be able to use context clues found in a text to develop their understanding of unfamiliar vocabulary or familiar vocabulary used in an unfamiliar context.
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify words they do not already know the meaning of
- search a passage for clues that help define a word
- synthesise information and propose the meaning of a word
- explain the context clues they used to define a word.
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