Transcript Amelia Bedelia’s Mix-Ups - Liberty County School District

Amelia Bedelia’s
Mix-Ups
Dictionary Skills Lesson
Understanding?
• Amelia Bedelia doesn’t understand her instructions
because she doesn’t know the meaning of the word as
it is used in context.
• What is context?
– The text which surrounds and gives meaning to an
unknown word.
• Guide words?
– They tell the first word and the last word on the
page. All the words on the page will be in between
the guide words in alphabetical order. The guide
words are there to help locate words quickly.
Confused…
• Change – “Change the towels in the green bathroom.”
– to put fresh clothes or covering on
• Dust – “Dust the furniture.”
– to make free of dust : brush or wipe away dust
• Draw – “Draw the drapes when the sun comes in.”
– to cause to move by pulling
Confused…
• Out – “Put the lights out when you finish in the living
room.”
– no long in power or use
• Measure – “Measure two cups of rice.”
– the size , capacity, or quantity of something as
fixed by measuring
• Trim – “Please trim the fat before you put the steaks
in the icebox.”
– to free of unnecessary matter
Confused…
• Dress – “And please dress the chicken.”
– to prepare (a meat animal) for food
– Practice