Transcript Synonyms and Antonyms - Dynamite Lesson Plan

Learning Objective
Today, we will apply knowledge of synonyms, and
antonyms to determine the meaning of words and phrases.
apply: use
determine: find out
Activate Prior Knowledge
• You already know what
synonyms and antonyms are
and how to use context to
determine the meaning of
unknown words.
In a drought, there isn’t enough water
to fill the dam for energy.
In the sentence above, drought means:
• A. rainstorm
• B. windy season
• C. time with little water
• D. A cheerful look
Activate Prior Knowledge II
• Today you will learn to
apply knowledge of
synonyms, and antonyms
to determine the meaning
of words and phrases.
In an arid desert, there isn’t enough
water to fill the dam for energy.
Which below is a synonym for drought:
• A. rainstorm
• B. windy
• C. dry
• D. cheerful
Concept Development
• So what’s the big picture?
• When you apply knowledge of synonyms and antonyms you can tell
what new words mean.
• You may not know what a word means but you can examine the
answer choices as synonyms or antonyms of the word and see if
they fit:
Importance
• It is important to use synonyms and
antonyms to determine the meaning of
unknown words because:
• 1. We can sometimes learn new words as we read them
without using a dictionary.
• 2. It helps us understand what we are reading better.
• 3. There are 8 questions on the CST that will test this
skill.
Cord is a synonym of line.
Skill Development
Concept: When you apply knowledge of synonyms and antonyms you
can tell what new words mean.
Steps:
1. Read the Passage/sentence carefully.
2. Read the question carefully.
3. If it is an antonym question, look for the word that will not fit in the sentence in
place of the underlined word.
4. If it is a synonym question, look for the word that will fit in the sentence in
place of the underlined word.
5. Eliminate wrong answers.
Turbine, wheel, square … which 2 are synonyms? Antonyms?
Closure
• 1. Applying knowledge of synonyms and antonyms helps us identify
what?
• 2. Why is it important to apply knowledge of synonyms and
antonyms?
• 3. If a question asks us for the synonym of a word we look for the
answer choice that means the ________ of the underlined word.
• 4. Antonym? (find the answer choice that is an antonym of the
undelined word. After that, the synonym.)
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The power lines descended due to their extreme weight.
A. flew
B. rode
C. hung
D. ascended