A fifth-grade class is reading the narrative nonfiction story Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz. The story details the life of George IIIthe third who was king of England when the American Revolution was fought. Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Firm, firm, firm. (2) From now on he would be firm. (3) After the Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Bunker Hill, King George said he felt strong as a lion. (4) People would soon see, he said, that Americans would back down, meek as lambs.
(5) Instead, on July 4, 1776, Americans declared their independence. (6) Naturally King George was annoyed. (7) But he wasn't worried. (8) How could children, however rebellious, succeed against a firm father? (9) How could a few colonies hold out against a powerful empire? (10) He'd just send a few more regiments over and then watch the Americans come around! (11) It never occurred to George the Third that he might not be right. (12) "I wish nothing but good," he once said, "therefore everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor or a scoundrel."
After reading the excerpt aloud to students, the teacher deduces that the students are struggling with understanding several unfamiliar vocabulary words. The teacher asks students to identify the top three most difficult words that they cannot define. The words are "rebellious," "regiments," and "traitor."
Which of the following teaching methods best helps students learn the meaning of the words in the excerpt?
A.Having students read the sentences aloud and look for context clues
B.Advising students to look up the words on their electronic devices and create electronic flash cards
C.Instructing students to refer to a list of common affixes that break the words into parts that they can define
D.Dividing students into groups to study one assigned word and make a word map for classroom display