Two students are reading together. Student 2 asks how Student 1 would describe them. Student 1 says they are "affable," meaning friendly and pleasant. Student 2 learns that context clues can help understand unknown words. They discuss the word "catastrophe" from a story and figure out it means a total failure. Then, they solve a word problem about pens, where "defective" means not working properly. Student 1 praises Student 2 for becoming good at using context clues. The student is happy about this.
Can you summarize this in a very simple way?
Two STUDENTS sit together, reading.
STUDENT 2: Hey! How would you describe me?
STUDENT 1: Hmm, I’d say you're always affable. Never disagreeable or grouchy.
STUDENT 2: Affable? What’s that supposed to mean?
STUDENT 1: It just means that you’re always smiling and pleasant. Like I said, never disagreeable or grouchy.
STUDENT 2: Oh! I should have recognized the context clues. You followed up the word I didn’t know with the words that have the opposite meaning.
STUDENT 1: That’s right. I use context clues all the time when I’m reading. Here's an example from this novel. During the play, half the actors forgot their lines and the cardboard castle fell on the princess's head. It was a total catastrophe. What do you think catastrophe means?
STUDENT 2: Well, since the passage is about terrible things that happened in the play, I’m thinking that catastrophe means a total failure?
STUDENT 1: That’s right!
STUDENT 2: Got any other ones?
STUDENT 1: Actually, I was doing my math homework earlier and I came across this word problem. Only about seventy percent of the pens actually worked while the rest were defective. What context clues can help you figure out what the word defective means?
STUDENT 2: Hmm. Well, I think the context clue is actually worked. The rest of the pens aren’t doing that so defective must mean not working properly.
STUDENT 1: You got it! You're a context clue pro now!
STUDENT 2: I’ve always wanted to be one of those.
STUDENT 1: See? So affable.
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THE END.
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Can you make it summarize it shortly please?
Two students discuss using context clues to understand unknown words. Student 1 describes Student 2 as "affable," and they go on to figure out the meanings of "catastrophe" and "defective" through context in sentences. Student 2 learns to use context clues effectively.
Do the same for this please.
A STUDENT sits at a desk. He finishes writing on some index cards.
STUDENT: Did you know that you can break the prefix or suffix off a word to help determine their meaning? All you have to do is recognize the affix and what it means. Like this.
The STUDENT holds up an index card with atypical written on it.
STUDENT: I just read the word atypical. I don’t know the meaning of this word but I can break the prefix, a, from the root word, typical.
The STUDENT cuts the index card to show this. He holds up the two pieces separately.
STUDENT: I know that the prefix a means not or without, and the root word typical means what is expected.
STUDENT: So, putting the words back together...
The STUDENT moves the card pieces back together.
STUDENT: ...atypical means, not what is expected. That makes sense in the sentence, snow in Miami is an atypical weather experience.
The STUDENT holds up an index card that shows the word deforestation.
STUDENT: Here’s another word I came across recently, deforestation. I recognized this word has both a prefix and a suffix.
The STUDENT cuts the card into three pieces. He holds up each piece as he speaks.
STUDENT: The prefix, de, means to reduce. The suffix ation means the state of. If I put those words together with the root word forest...
The STUDENT holds the three pieces of card together and shows them to the camera.
STUDENT: ...I can determine that the word means the state of a forest is being reduced. That makes sense in the sentence, much of the deforestation is due to trees being cleared to create new farms.
STUDENT: I’m always looking for ways to understand words I'm not familiar with. What’s your strategy?
Fade to black and a copyright notice appears on screen, which reads:
Copyright 2020 Pearson Online and Blended Learning K–12 USA. All rights reserved.
THE END.
A STUDENT sits at a desk. He finishes writing on some index cards.
STUDENT: Did you know that you can break the prefix or suffix off a word to help determine their meaning? All you have to do is recognize the affix and what it means. Like this.
The STUDENT holds up an index card with atypical written on it.
STUDENT: I just read the word atypical. I don’t know the meaning of this word but I can break the prefix, a, from the root word, typical.
The STUDENT cuts the index card to show this. He holds up the two pieces separately.
STUDENT: I know that the prefix a means not or without, and the root word typical means what is expected.
STUDENT: So, putting the words back together...
The STUDENT moves the card pieces back together.
STUDENT: ...atypical means, not what is expected. That makes sense in the sentence, snow in Miami is an atypical weather experience.
The STUDENT holds up an index card that shows the word deforestation.
STUDENT: Here’s another word I came across recently, deforestation. I recognized this word has both a prefix and a suffix.
The STUDENT cuts the card into three pieces. He holds up each piece as he speaks.
STUDENT: The prefix, de, means to reduce. The suffix ation means the state of. If I put those words together with the root word forest...
The STUDENT holds the three pieces of card together and shows them to the camera.
STUDENT: ...I can determine that the word means the state of a forest is being reduced. That makes sense in the sentence, much of the deforestation is due to trees being cleared to create new farms.
STUDENT: I’m always looking for ways to understand words I'm not familiar with. What’s your strategy?
Fade to black and a copyright notice appears on screen, which reads:
Copyright 2020 Pearson Online and Blended Learning K–12 USA. All rights reserved.
THE END.
A student shares how to understand word meanings by breaking down prefixes and suffixes. He explains the word "atypical" by separating the prefix "a" (not) from "typical" (expected), concluding it means "not what is expected." He then analyzes "deforestation," breaking it down into "de" (reduce), "forest," and the suffix "ation" (state of), determining it means "the state of a forest being reduced." The student encourages looking for ways to understand unfamiliar words.
In a short answer please.
A student explains how to understand word meanings by breaking down prefixes and suffixes. He demonstrates this with the words "atypical" (not what is expected) and "deforestation" (the state of a forest being reduced), encouraging others to find strategies for understanding unfamiliar words.
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