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Aim: Can I use context clues to understand
difficult vocabulary words from Chapters 1-6 of The Pigman?
Do Now:
1. Find your seat2. Copy any Homework
3. In your binder, title your first tab or section:
The Pigman 4. In groups or pairs, discuss The Pigman Chapter Summaries. What did you like? What didn’t you like? What didn’t you
understand?
What is a Context Clue?
Context Clues
hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in a preceding sentence.
Context clues are…
In your groups, complete the Vocabulary handout. Remember to work together AND to underline or circle the CONTEXT CLUES that help you discover the definition.
