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Context Clues: Find the Meaning Worksheet

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  • RI.3.4
  • L.3.4.A
  • L.3.4
  • RF.3.4
  • RF.3.4.C
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About the Context Clues: Find the Meaning Worksheet

Context Clues: Find the Meaning combines vocabulary development with historical learning through an engaging passage about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This interactive and printable worksheet, that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, Context Clues: Find the Meaning helps students develop critical reading skills while learning about an important historical figure. The worksheet features a biographical text about Justice Ginsburg's contributions to women's rights and civil rights, with key vocabulary words highlighted for contextual analysis.

The worksheet employs a strategic approach to vocabulary learning by embedding target words within meaningful historical content. Students practice deriving word meanings from context while learning about significant social progress in American history. The combination of biography, civics education, and vocabulary development creates a rich learning experience that helps students understand both language and history. The inclusion of an illustration of Ruth Bader Ginsburg helps students connect the text with a visual representation of this influential figure.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

  • Understanding of vocabulary through context clues in this interactive worksheet
  • Knowledge about important historical figures and civil rights
  • Development of critical reading and inference skills
  • Appreciation for social progress and women's rights

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to determine word meanings using context through this interactive worksheet
  • Learners will explain the significance of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's contributions
  • Children will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary in historical context

Cognitive

  • Through this interactive worksheet, students will analyze text for contextual meaning
  • Learners will develop vocabulary comprehension using the worksheet content

Psychomotor

  • Students will practice writing definitions in this interactive worksheet
  • Learners will develop reading and inference skills through worksheet activities

Affective

  • Through this interactive worksheet, students will develop appreciation for civil rights progress
  • Learners will cultivate respect for historical figures using the worksheet

Reinforce

  • Students will share understanding of vocabulary through this interactive worksheet
  • Learners will discuss historical significance using worksheet knowledge

Tags

context clues, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, women's rights, civil rights, historical figures, word meaning, inference skills, supreme court, social studies, language arts, biographical text, educational activities, vocabulary building

Common Core Standards Covered

L.3.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.3.4.a
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
RF.3.4
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.3.4.c
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

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