Tag Archives: context clues

Covenant (n)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the noun covenant, for which I can think of a variety of uses. I wrote it to help students understand it as an agreement, specifically the restrictive or racial covenants that racism wears in real estate transactions.

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Deteriorate (vt/vi)

It seems to me that this context clues worksheet for the verb deteriorate, which is used both transitively and intransitively, would be of some use in just about any classroom, contingent on the students it contains.

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Cosmology (n)

Here, to accompany the quote below it, is a context clues worksheet on the noun cosmology. If memory serves, I wrote this to use with a lesson on Galileo. But it could serve a number of purposes.

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Diffusion (n)

You might find this context clues worksheet on the noun diffusion useful, particularly if you teach science.

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The Weekly Text, August 3, 2018: A Lesson Plan on the Latin Word Root Ver-

This week’s Text is a complete lesson plan on the Latin word root ver–it means true. You know, it turns up in words like veracity, verify, and verdict. This do-now exercise on the noun integrity serves well to open the lesson and hint at the meaning of the word root. Finally, this word root worksheet is the mainstay of the lesson.

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Dialogue (n)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the noun dialogue, which is certainly a word high schoolers should know–and well.

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Dictate (vi/vt)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the verb dictate. You’ll notice it’s part of a pattern over the last several posts. In any case, it’s used both intransitively and transitively.

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Cultural Literacy: Middle English

You might find this Cultural Literacy worksheet on Middle English useful, particularly if you’re teaching The Canterbury Tales or Beowulf.

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Anatomy (n)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the noun anatomy which is a pretty basic word students should know by high school at the very least.

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Agenda (n)

Here is a context clues worksheet on the noun agenda, which seems like a word high schoolers ought to know–if they don’t already.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.