LESSON PLAN

English 9
 Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
a. Define context clues
b. Identify the types of context clues
c. Apply strategies to identify unknown words using context clues.
 Learning Content
Subject Matter: Context Clues
Springboard: the Little Match Girl by Han Christian Andersen
Materials: hand-outs, manila paper, paper, pentel pen
Time allotment: 1 hour
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Road to Anglo-American Literature A Learners Module in Grade 9
 Learning Experiences:
Routine activities
Greetings and prayer
Checking of attendance
Seating arrangement
1. Review
What are the elements of drama?
2. Motivation (Group Activity)
-The teacher will present an activity.
-There will be 4 groups, and the teacher will present 5 unfamiliar words.
-Then they are sentences to be presented also, and they will define each
word in their own words of what is the meaning of the unfamiliar words.
1. GRUELING- The long hike up to the mountain was extremely grueling.
(tiring)
2.CONSPICUOUS- The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large
sunglasses. (noticeable)
3. AROMA- the delightful aroma of food in the kitchen made my mouth water.
(smell)
4. NOVICE- Marcia is a novice soccer player, it is her first day of practice.
(beginner)
5. ENVIOUS- Peter was envious of his brothers cool new bike. (jealous)
 Analysis
Checking the output
Processing
How do you find the activity?
-Discussion of the topic
 A context clue is a source of information about a word that helps readers
understand the word. This word or phrase offers insight, either directly or
indirectly, into the word’s meaning.
Types of Context Clues.
1. Definition/Explanation Clues
Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is explained immediately after its use.
 Example: "Haberdashery, which is a store that sells men’s clothing, is
becoming more common today.”
2. Restatement/Synonym Clues
Sometimes a hard word or phrase is said in a simple way.
 Example: "Lou was sent to the haberdashery to find a new suit. He
needed to wear one for his uncle’s wedding." Because the sentence says
that Lou would find a suit at the haberdashery, then it must be a place
where clothes for men are sold.
3. Contrast/Antonym Clues
Sometimes a word or phrase is clarified by the presentation of the
opposite meaning somewhere close to its use. Look for signal words
when applying context clues.
 Example: "Lou wanted to go to the haberdashery, but Ann wanted to shop
at the boutique.” The signal word but tells the reader that an opposite
thought is going to be stated.
4. Inference/General Context Clues
Sometimes a word or phrase is not immediately clarified within the same
sentence. Relationships, which are not directly apparent, are inferred or implied.
The reader must look for clues within, before, and after the sentence in which the
word is used.
 Example: “The haberdashery was Lou’s favorite place. He loved shopping
for nice suits. The people who worked there were so kind and helpful.
5. Punctuation
Readers can also use clues of punctuation and type style to infer meaning, such
as quotation marks (showing the word has a special meaning), dashes ,
parentheses or brackets (enclosing a definition), and italics (showing the word
will be defined).
 Examples: Tom's father was a haberdasher, or men’s shop keeper, in the
story. Tom's father was a haberdasher (men’s shop keeper) in the story. In
the story, Tom's father was a haberdasher-or men’s shop keeper. Tom's
father was a “haberdasher”. He had a clothing store for men.
 Application
-The teacher will present a short story entitled “The Little Match Girl” by Hans
Christian Andersen
- The students will read the story, then they will list the unfamiliar words from the
story and define the meaning in their own words based on the context clues
found in the text.
 Abstraction/ Generalization
What is context clue?
 A context clue is a source of information about a word that helps readers
understand the word. This word or phrase offers insight, either directly or
indirectly, into the word’s meaning.
What are the types of context clues?
Types of Context Clues.
1. Definition/Explanation Clues
Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is explained immediately after its use.
2. Restatement/Synonym Clues
Sometimes a hard word or phrase is said in a simple way.
3. Contrast/Antonym Clues
Sometimes a word or phrase is clarified by the presentation of the
opposite meaning somewhere close to its use. Look for signal words
when applying context clues.
4. Inference/General Context Clues
Sometimes a word or phrase is not immediately clarified within the same
sentence. Relationships, which are not directly apparent, are inferred or implied.
The reader must look for clues within, before, and after the sentence in which the
word is used.
5. Punctuation
Readers can also use clues of punctuation and type style to infer meaning, such
as quotation marks (showing the word has a special meaning), dashes ,
parentheses or brackets (enclosing a definition), and italics (showing the word
will be defined).
 Evaluation
Direction: From the short story The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Andersen
Answer the questions that follows, find the meaning of the underlined words
choose the letter of your answer.
1. She has her mother’s slippers on her feet but they were too big so
when she tried to run after a carriage she lost one and the other one.
a. a place b. a toy c. a vehicle
2. Between two buildings and tucked her feet underneath herself to try to
keep warm.
a. put away b. upward c. side by side
3. The poor girl lost her only warmth and she just went one barefoot.
a. coldness b. frost c. lukewarm
4. She didn’t manage to sell any and the hunger and coldness increased
by the minute and those unpleasant feeling were impossible to ignore.
a. satisfying b. nice c. bad
5. She was distracted by appetizing smells spreading from a house
where a family was getting ready for New Year.
a. alarmed b. calm c. peaceful
6. The reader is introduced to a frozen little girl, which even though was
dressed felt completely naked on that cold winter air.
a. covered b. undress c. decent
7. The low temperature made it hard for her to be on the outside and she
pressed herself against a corner.
 a. lean b. far off c. stay away
8. To be honest she didn’t have any desire to go home since it was a cold
attic where her violent father would hit her often. 
a. calm b. peace c. brutal
9. Even thought that day was well known for making parties and having
fun the atmosphere was sad.
a. air b. house c. neighborhood 
10. The other one was stolen by a boy yelling he’ll used for his child’s crib
one day.
a. laughing b. crying c. murmuring

 Assignment
Read another story entitled “The Gift of Magi by O. Henry. List the unfamiliar
words from the story and define those words in your own words based on the
context clues found in the story.