Activity 2: Word Study Journals
There are words listed already in What's In which are related to our lesson. Each
word was given a meaning for you to understand it.
It is now your turn to select five words from our lesson that you think it is hard
for you to understand its meaning.
Write them and try to give own definition based on your understanding.
Learning the Skill: Defining Words in Context
1. First, read to see if the word is defined directly in the sentence.
2. If the word is not defined directly, read several sentences beyond the one in whic
the word first appears. These sentences may provide information about th
definition of the word.
3. If possible, define the word based on your own past knowledge. You may ha
learned the word in an earlier grade, or you may be familiar with it because yo
hear it every day.
4. Figure out the meaning of the word by how it is used in the sentence and by t
sentences around it.​