Generalize

• a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples
• clue words --> all, most, always, usually, generally, many
• valid generalizations - supported by facts
• faulty generalizations - not supported by facts

Read the statements below.  Based on these facts, what generalization can you make about animals?

- Foxes hunt small animals, mostly at night.

- Owl hunt for rodents at night.

- Bats go out at night to eat insects.

- Raccoons look for food at night.

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Context Clues

When you come to a word you don't know use the context - the words and sentences around the unknown word - to figure out the word's meaning.

1. Look for a definition, synonym, or other clue to the word's meaning.

2. Say what the sentence means in your own words.

3. Predict a meaning for the unknown word.

4. Try that meaning in the sentence.  Does it make sense?

Cause & Effect

• cause - what makes something happen

Ex: The ice on the sidewalk...

• effect - what happens

Ex: caused me to fall down and break my arm.

NOTE: There may be more than one effect as a result of the cause.

• clue words - because, so, since