Sara Said:

Please help me! Please....... :)?

We Answered:

eh a summary would be nice?

Vickie Said:

Please help me! Please....... :)?

We Answered:

You seriously can't organize this? You don't know when to set your alarm clock? You could have done that before you typed all this out.

The first thing to do is get rid of all non-essentials. That means what you WANT to do. That means exercise, running, etc. It's not ESSENTIAL (unless you can study while on the treadmill).

You don't NEED to talk to your friends.

If it's not due tomorrow, put it at the end of your list.

Amy Said:

What is a context clue?

We Answered:

I don't get your teacher's example either. You use inference to determine the meaning of unknown words. You derive the meaning of assent by the words around it. That would be context clues.

He nodded his head in assent.

From the word "nodded" you can infer that "assent" means agreement.


Definitions of context clues on the Web:

•The information from the immediate textual setting that helps identify a word for decoding (sounding out) and words being read for the first time. The reader's speaking vocabulary is a back-up strategy and is primarily useful to resolve ambiguity (is bread pronounced bred or breed? ...
csmpx.ucop.edu/crlp/resources/glossary…

•Bits of information from the text that, when combined with the reader's own knowledge, allow the reader to "read between the lines," figure out the meaning of the text, or determine the meaning of unknown words in the text.
www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Read…

•Using words around the unknown word to guess the meaning.
lemongroveschools1.net/134420814234710…