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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Oklahoma
2021 Oklahoma Academic Standards for English Language Arts
LESSON
Pandemonium in Context
Box of Shocks
TEACHES
4.4.R.2
Students will use context clues to clarify the meaning of words.
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
Students determine an unfamiliar word from a direct contextual definition and examples.
The canonical lesson that follows is unchanged. This cover is an additive curriculum-placement layer.
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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | STANDALONE SKILL LESSON
| Pandemonium in Context Box of Shocks | 20 minutes |
| OBJECTIVE Determine the meaning of pandemonium from surrounding examples and explain which clues do the most work. STUDENT PRODUCT A student-friendly definition with two context clues and one application sentence. |
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION What does pandemonium mean in this scene, and how can the surrounding details prove it? TEXT FOCUS A scene of wild, noisy confusion surrounding the shocks. LESSON SEQUENCE 1. Collect clues | 3 min List two or three things happening around the word. 2. Group the clues | 4 min Decide what quality the examples share. 3.
Define | 5 min Write a definition that fits every clue. 4. Apply | 6 min Write a new sentence where pandemonium would make sense and explain why. 5. Check | 2 min Your definition must fit the original scene.
TEACHER KEY / EXPECTED THINKING
Pandemonium means wild, noisy confusion;
multiple uncontrolled events happening at once provide the contextual definition. LOOK FOR • Uses surrounding examples as clues. • Gives a meaning that fits all clues. • Applies the word accurately in a new context.
TumbleTA | Grade 4 ELA | Canonical standalone skill lesson
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