Use a definition sentence
Read what the final phrase adds to the term. Decide whether it classifies, illustrates, contrasts or locates.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
- Worked case: Need: names of plant parts. Signals: first, next, finally. Definition phrase: a type of tool. Procedure begins: gather the paper.
- Primary check: Need: meaning of habitat. Signals: both, unlike. Definition phrase: for example, a spoon. Procedure begins: fold the paper.
- An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.
Learn the idea
A definition can name the larger group a thing belongs to and what makes it distinctive. Examples help illustrate, but one example is not the whole definition.
Read what the final phrase adds to the term. Decide whether it classifies, illustrates, contrasts or locates.
Example to read or listen to: Need: names of plant parts. Signals: first, next, finally. Definition phrase: a type of tool. Procedure begins: gather the paper. The answer is gives a category. The relevant input states: Definition phrase: a type of tool. This fits gives a category. A definition can name the larger group a thing belongs to and what makes it distinctive. Examples help illustrate, but one example is not the whole definition. A place does not replace the meaning of a word.
- Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
- Read what the final phrase adds to the term. Decide whether it classifies, illustrates, contrasts or locates.
- Check the worked solution: gives a category. The relevant input states: Definition phrase: a type of tool. This fits gives a category. A definition can name the larger group a thing belongs to and what makes it distinctive. Examples help illustrate, but one example is not the whole definition. A place does not replace the meaning of a word.
- Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.
See the method in action
Need: names of plant parts. Signals: first, next, finally. Definition phrase: a type of tool. Procedure begins: gather the paper. Solved: gives a category. The relevant input states: Definition phrase: a type of tool. This fits gives a category. A definition can name the larger group a thing belongs to and what makes it distinctive. Examples help illustrate, but one example is not the whole definition. A place does not replace the meaning of a word. Read what the final phrase adds to the term. Decide whether it classifies, illustrates, contrasts or locates.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- A mammal is a category.
- A place does not replace the meaning of a word.
See the answer and explanation
gives an example
The relevant input states: Definition phrase: for example, a spoon. This fits gives an example. A definition can name the larger group a thing belongs to and what makes it distinctive. Examples help illustrate, but one example is not the whole definition. A place does not replace the meaning of a word.
Take it further
Optional extra practice: Write a short how-to guide for making a paper name card. Supplied process: gather paper, fold it, write a name, display it. Use time words, define name card as a folded paper sign, and draw a labeled diagram of the fold. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A definition can name the larger group a thing belongs to and what makes it distinctive. Examples help illustrate, but one example is not the whole definition.
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