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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Core Standards – English Language Arts
LESSON
Pandemonium in Context
Box of Shocks
TEACHES
CC.1.3.4.I
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. E04.A-V.4.1.1
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
Students determine an unfamiliar word's meaning from a direct contextual definition and surrounding 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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