Chapter 2 Using Dictionaries

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Chapter 2Using Dictionaries

• Goals
• To understand how a dictionary is organized
• To identify the different parts of a dictionary
  entry
• To use a dictionary to find word meanings
• To use a dictionary to check spelling
• To use a dictionary as a reference book
• To use an online dictionary

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Lesson 1 Understanding Dictionary
EntriesStandard English Language Arts Standard
OneEssential Question(s) Why Write?Why share
personal experiences in writing?What makes
writing worth reading?How do writers express
their thoughts and feelings?Why do we need
grammar? Lesson Objectives Students will
understand the organization of a
dictionary.Students understand common
abbreviations used in dictionary
entries.Students will demonstrate a basic
knowledge of how to use a dictionary.

• Warm-Up
• Vocabulary Dictionary, Entry, Key
• Read pages 36-40
• Complete Exercise A,B,C,D
• Complete Workbook Activity 9
• Activity 8
• Review Lesson 1

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Lesson 2 More About Dictionary EntriesStandard
English Language Arts Standard OneEssential
Question(s) Why Write?Why share personal
experiences in writing?What makes writing worth
reading?How do writers express their thoughts
and feelings?Why do we need grammar? Lesson
Objectives Students will understand and identify
the parts of a dictionary entry.

• Warm-Up
• Vocabulary derived, origin
• Read pages 42-47
• Complete Exercise A,B,C,D,E
• Complete Workbook Activity 10
• Activity 11
• Review lesson 2

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Lesson 3 Using Dictionaries to Check
SpellingStandard English Language Arts Standard
OneEssential Question(s) Why Write?Why share
personal experiences in writing?What makes
writing worth reading?How do writers express
their thoughts and feelings?Why do we need
grammar? Lesson Objectives Students will use a
dictionary to find the correct spelling of words.

• Warm-Up
• Why would you use a dictionary
• Read pages 48-53
• Complete Exercise A,B,C,D,E,F
• Complete Workbook Activity 12
• Activity 10,11
• Review lesson 3

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Lesson 4 Using Dictionaries to Find
FactsStandard English Language Arts Standard
OneEssential Question(s) Why Write?Why share
personal experiences in writing?What makes
writing worth reading?How do writers express
their thoughts and feelings?Why do we need
grammar? Lesson Objectives Students will use
sample dictionary entries to find facts.

• Warm-Up
• Vocabulary antonym, biographical dictionary,
  geographical dictionary
• Read pages 54-59
• Complete Exercise A,B,C,D,E
• Complete Workbook Activity 13
• Activity 12
• Review lesson 4

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Standard English Language Arts Standard
OneEssential Question(s) Why Write?Why share
personal experiences in writing?What makes
writing worth reading?How do writers express
their thoughts and feelings?Why do we need
grammar?

• Review Chapter 2
• Test on Chapter 2