Comprehension · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.2.1.2.2 - Use contextual clues (topic sentence, vocabulary knowledge, cohesive devices, text features) to analyse text

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the four types of contextual clues (topic sentence, vocabulary knowledge, cohesive devices, and text features) and give one example of each.
Identify the topic sentence in a given paragraph and explain how it points to the main idea of the whole text.
Use vocabulary knowledge, such as synonyms, antonyms, definitions and examples found in a text, to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Recognise cohesive devices (linking words such as “however”, “therefore”, “in addition”, “for example”) and explain how they connect ideas within and across paragraphs.
Use text features such as headings, sub-headings, pictures and captions to predict and analyse the content of an unseen passage.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Comprehension (2.1)
Content standard: B8.2.1.2 - Read, comprehend, interpret texts
Indicator: B8.2.1.2.2 - Use contextual clues (topic sentence, vocabulary knowledge, cohesive devices, text features) to analyse text
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 11 (Week 11 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 46
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Read age-appropriate texts.
- Use contextual cues to understand the text.
- Identify ways that any of the cues help with meaning.
- Identify ways through which cues like date of writing/author/culture influence the writing to help with meaning.
- Find other texts and use contextual cues to help with meaning.