Tag Archives: context clues

A Lesson Plan on Siddhartha Gautama as Buddha

This lesson plan on Siddhartha Gautama as Buddha is, as above and below, the fifth lesson of an eleven-lesson global studies unit on the origins of the religion and philosophy.

I open this lesson with this context clues worksheet on the adjective austere and include another on the noun cosmology in the event the lesson goes into a second day, as I think I assumed I would. Finally, here is the reading with comprehension questions that is the principal work of this lesson.

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A Lesson Plan on Hinduism

This lesson plan on Hinduism is the fourth lesson in a eleven-lesson global studies unit on the origins of religions and philosophy. I think I planned the do-nows as part of the lesson because there are three of them: the first is a context clues worksheet on the noun class, used in the sense of social class; the second is another context clues worksheet, this one on the noun monsoon; the third short exercise is this Cultural Literacy worksheet on the concept of reincarnation.

And here is the reading and comprehension questions that are the center of this lesson.

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A Lesson Plan on the Israelites and the Jews

Moving along to lesson number three in a eleven-lesson global studies on the origins of religion and philosophy, here is a lesson plan on the Israelites and the Jews. I open this lesson with this context clues worksheet on the adjective consecutive; for the second day of this lesson, if there is one, here is another another context clues worksheet on the adjective ethnic. Finally, here is the reading and comprehension questions that are at the center of this lesson on the origins of Judaism.

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A Lesson Plan on Moses and Monotheism

As below (and above) here is a lesson plan on Moses and Monotheism, the second in a unit of eleven global studies lessons.

I open this lesson with this context clues worksheet on the noun covenant, the inclusion of which in this lesson I assume is obvious. In the event this lesson goes into a second (I’m fairly certain I intended that it would), then here is another context clues worksheet on the verb assimilate, which is used both intransitively and transitively. Finally, here is the reading and comprehension questions on Moses and the origins of the Judaism.

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A Lesson Plan on Polytheism and Monotheism

Alright, this post begins a series of eleven documents posts (twenty-two posts in all, in other words, with the usual interstitial quotes between documents posts) above it, that comprise an entire global studies unit from my days teaching in New York City. This unit reflects my best understanding, the year I wrote it, of what would appear on the New York State Global History and Geography Regents Examination. Therefore, you may find elsewhere on this blog one or more versions (I rewrote several of these almost every year) of each of the lessons in this unit. Also, please bear in mind that this lesson was written with building literacy in mind as well.

So, here is a lesson plan on polytheism and monotheism. I opened this lesson with this context clues worksheet on the noun sect, which fits nicely, I submit, with the topic under study. If the lesson continues into a second day (given the length of the worksheet, I feel confident I meant it to), then here is another context clues worksheet on the verb unite, (used both intransitively and transitively), which is what both the polytheistic and monotheistic religions do. Finally, here is the reading and comprehension questions at the center of this lesson.

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The Weekly Text, July 24, 2020: Four Context Clues Worksheet on Account (n), Account (vi/vt), Accountable (adj), and Accountability (n)

This week’s Text is a set of four context clues worksheets that familiarizes students with several words related to the noun account distributed across the parts of speech. First up is the noun account, then account as a verb, followed by the adjective accountable. Finally, here is the noun accountability. Obviously, one could add accountant and accounting to this mix. These are commonly used words in English. In any case, they offer an opportunity to take students on an excursion through the parts of speech.

It’s high summer here in Vermont. As I look out my window on this beautiful morning, the world looks like a David Hockney painting. I hope you’re enjoying your summer.

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Inculcate (vt)

It’s Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day, so, accordingly, here is a context clues worksheet on the verb inculcate. N.B. that it is only used transitively. It’s clearly a word students and teachers ought to know; for some reason, I had some difficulty writing context clues for it. Anyway, as always, this document is in Microsoft Word, so you can alter it to suit the needs of your classroom.

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Derelict (adj)

It’s the Word of the Day at Merriam-Webster today, so here is a context clues worksheet on the adjective derelict. As an adjective, it means “abandoned by the owner or occupant.”

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Adhere (vi/vt)

If you can use it, here is a context clues worksheet on the verb adhere. It’s used both intransitively and transitively. It seems like a word students ought to know by the time they walk the stage at their graduation.

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Cultural Literacy: Munich Pact

Several years ago, during a round of professional development at the school in which I was serving, a group of social studies teachers reviewed the results of our students’ performance on the New York State Global Studies and Geography Regents Examination. They found a high incidence of error on questions related to Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Adolf Hitler in 1938. I took that as my cue to develop materials to address this issue–the first document was this context clues worksheet on the transitive verb appease.

This Cultural Literacy worksheet on the Munich Pact, which is a short and general introduction to Chamberlain’s pandering to Hitler may also be useful in ensuring students understand this key moment in global history.

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