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Grade 1

KAS ELA Standard: RI.1.4

Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a grade-level text.

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.