Context Clues Definition and Overview

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Argus High School
English Lesson 5 Contrast
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Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary
Development

• Context Clues
• Contrast

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CONTRAST

• A contrast clue presents a
• contrast between words or ideas.
• The presence of a contrast clue is
• often indicated by signal words
• such as although, but, however,
• yet, on the other hand, different
• from, and in contrast.

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• For example
• Javier had a deep aversion to
• flying in contrast, his brother loved
• to fly.
• VS

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• The contrast between aversion
• and love could help the reader
• deduce that aversion means
• hate or intense dislike.
• VS

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• Now lets try one together.
• After the chaotic retreat, the army began
• an orderly march home.
• VS
• (Discuss the context clue in this sentence.)

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• The meaning of the word chaotic
• is found In the contrast between
• the words chaotic and orderly.
• The contrast between chaotic and
• orderly could help the reader
• deduce that chaotic means totally
• disordered and confused.
• VS

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• Here are some sentences to determine the
• meanings of unfamiliar words from contrast
• context clues.
• Although most of the movie was
• audible, Juan could not hear all the
• dialogue and asked the projectionist to
• increase the volume.
• VS

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• My grandmother was once sluggish and
• inactive, but her visits to a health club
• have given her renewed vigor.
• VS

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• In contrast to the monotonous drum
• solo at the end of the song, the thrilling
• guitar riffs at the beginning are
• electrifying.
• VS

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• The lush fruitfulness of an oasis is totally
• unlike the sterility of the desert in
• which it is found.
• VS

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• Review
• The meaning of the word audible is
• found in the contrast between the words
• audible and could not hear.
• The meaning of the word vigor is found
• in the contrast between the words
• vigor and sluggish.

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• Review Continued
• The meaning of the word
• monotonous is found in the contrast
• between the words monotonous and
• electrifying.
• The meaning of the word sterility is
• found in the contrast between the words
• sterility and lush fruitfulness.

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The End