Grade 6 Fall — Argumentative Writing, Claim-Evidence-Warrant (Toulmin Lite), Counterclaim Acknowledgment, and Pronoun Mastery
English · VOC G6 eng.g6.f.voc.context_clues_taxonomy

Apply 5 named context-clue strategies (CCSS L.6.4.a)

Apply the 5-type context-clue taxonomy (MG-13): TYPE 1 DEFINITION (word directly defined); TYPE 2 RESTATEMENT (paraphrased nearby); TYPE 3 EXAMPLE (illustrated by example); TYPE 4 CONTRAST (opposite signaled by but/however/unlike); TYPE 5 INFERENCE (deduced from situation). Apply at first encounter with unknown words in argument-reading and verify with reference materials.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g7.f.voc.context_clues_advanced_with_etymology
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Common misconceptions
  • Skips context and immediately reaches for the dictionary — misses the meaning-making practice and slows reading.
  • Stops at the FIRST plausible meaning without verifying — assumes guess is right without checking part-of-speech or fit in context.

Exercise pool (1)

Diff Stem Type
3 Identify the context-clue type in each: (1) 'A warrant — the reasoning that connects evidence to claim — is required.' (2) 'The witness... identify context clue types