Context Clues in an Expedition Journal

Start with the synonym and antonym sheets, which name the signal words, then move to the journal. Use the route puzzle as a self checking review.

Name the clue type for ten words like crevasse and jubilant in an imagined ice crossing journal. The directions on the page read: Read the journal. For each bold word, notice how the writer hints at its meaning, using the clue types in the box. Then complete the chart on page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade context clues, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

The writer gives the meaning again in other words, often after or, that is or in other words. Workers had to excavate, that is, dig out, the canal. Synonym Clues in History Articles practices this.

There is no direct clue, so the reader uses details in the passage to work out the meaning. Context Clues in an Expedition Journal includes inference with definition, synonym, antonym and example clues.

Each box has a sentence with an antonym clue and two meanings. The correct meaning names the next box, and the right route visits every box once, so students can check their own work.