Make Lunch Fresher

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Make Lunch Fresher

• Using Context Clues

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Make Lunch Fresher

• On a recent Thursday, a long line of excited kids
  formed in the cafeteria at Edmunds Elementary
  School. The students were eager to try a tasty
  new treat--bright green pizza! "People liked it,"
  says Elizabeth Brown, 8. "They were spreading the
  word."

This is a proper noun. If you are not sure what
it is, skip it and read on.
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Make Lunch Fresher

• Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science
  experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu
  item made with locally grown vegetables. The
  students were trying pesto pizza for the first
  time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic,
  cheese and herbs.

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Make Lunch Fresher

• Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science
  experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu
  item made with locally grown vegetables. The
  students were trying pesto pizza for the first
  time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic,
  cheese and herbs.

The missing word is followed by a definition.
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Make Lunch Fresher

• Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science
  experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu
  item made with locally grown vegetables. The
  students were trying pesto pizza for the first
  time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic,
  cheese and herbs.

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Make Lunch Fresher

• Bright green pizza? It may sound like a science
  experiment gone bad. It's actually a fresh menu
  item made with locally grown vegetables. The
  students were trying pesto pizza for the first
  time. Pesto is a thick sauce made with garlic,
  cheese and herbs.

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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington,
  Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program.
  The program brings locally grown fruits and
  vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the
  students used to make pesto was picked that day
  at a nearby farm.

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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington,
  Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program.
  The program brings locally grown fruits and
  vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the
  students used to make pesto was picked that day
  at a nearby farm.

The context clue is not found in the same
sentence as the unknown word. The clue is found
later in the paragraph.
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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington,
  Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program.
  The program brings locally grown fruits and
  vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the
  students used to make pesto was picked that day
  at a nearby farm.

Look at the first chunk in the word.
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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• Edmunds and other public schools in Burlington,
  Vermont, are part of a farm-to-school program.
  The program brings locally grown fruits and
  vegetables to the cafeteria. The basil that the
  students used to make pesto was picked that day
  at a nearby farm.

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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve
  farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good
  for local farmers who sell their produce to the
  schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat
  more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to
  like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food
  just tastes better "It hasn't been sitting on
  the shelf for 10 days."

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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve
  farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good
  for local farmers who sell their produce to the
  schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat
  more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to
  like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food
  just tastes better "It hasn't been sitting on
  the shelf for 10 days."

The context clue occurs later in the paragraph.
The clue is an antonym for the covered word.
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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve
  farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good
  for local farmers who sell their produce to the
  schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat
  more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to
  like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food
  just tastes better "It hasn't been sitting on
  the shelf for 10 days."

The context clue occurs later in the paragraph.
The clue is an antonym for the covered word.
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Farmers Serve Up School Lunch

• At least 400 school districts in 23 states serve
  farm-fresh foods for lunch. The program is good
  for local farmers who sell their produce to the
  schools. It's also good for kids' health to eat
  more fresh produce. Best of all, students seem to
  like it. Third-grader Tian Berry says the food
  just tastes better "It hasn't been sitting on
  the shelf for 10 days."