Question

Ms. Kirkpatrick, a fifth-grade teacher, writes the following sentences on the whiteboard.

While walking through the woods, I saw a vixen and her six pups. I was amazed at the beauty of the red pelt that covered her body.
The teacher begins a lesson on ways to determine the meaning of the unknown underlined word in the sentence by sharing ideas aloud with students while mentally processing information the author provides. Ms. Kirkpatrick then writes her thoughts on the board, indicating that what the unknown word describes must be an animal, a female, and have red fur.
The teacher's instructional strategy helps students to develop word knowledge by figuring out the meaning of an unknown word using primarily which of the following types of context clues?
A. Giving information about word meaning by using signal words that show contrast to the unknown word.
B. Looking for other words or phrases that define an unknown word directly and clearly in the sentence in which it appears.
C. Restating a word's meaning by using other terms in a sentence with similar meanings to the unknown word's meaning.
D. Unlocking a word's meaning that is not directly described but needs to be inferred based on information given by an author.

Answer 1

The teacher is applying context clues that require inferencing based on the given details surrounding an unknown word to deduce its meaning, which is Option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The teacher's instructional strategy helps students develop word knowledge by figuring out the meaning of an unknown word using the context clues in the sentence. In the provided scenario, the correct type of context clue used is Unlocking a word's meaning that is not directly described but needs to be inferred based on information given by an author.

This approach relies on the details surrounding the unknown word, such as the fact that the word describes an animal with a red pelt, to help deduce its meaning.

This method of inferencing is different from defining a word directly, restating its meaning, or using signal words that show contrast.