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Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate and improve basic reading skills, including reading, comprehension, and meanings through listening activities. Students practice and improve language skills.

Essential Understanding * Synonyms are words that have the same meanings, or nearly the same meanings. Antonyms are words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings. * It is important to study synonyms and antonyms because it helps us to widen our knowledge in vocabulary. * We can use synonyms and antonyms in identifying the meaning and the opposite of the words. * We use antonyms to know the opposite of a given word for better understanding. * We often use synonyms when we write stories to avoid using the same word over and over. * Context clues can help identify synonyms and antonyms of words. | Essential Questions * What is synonyms and antonyms? * What is the difference between a synonym and antonym? * What is the importance of studying synonym and antonyms? * Where do we can use synonyms and antonyms? * When to use synonyms and antonyms? * How context clues can be used in determining synonyms and antonyms of words? | Students will know.. * Synonyms are words that have the same meanings, or nearly the same meanings. Antonyms are words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings. * It is important to study synonyms and antonyms because it helps us to widen our knowledge in vocabulary. * We can use synonyms and antonyms in identifying the meaning and the opposite of the words. * We use antonyms to know the opposite of a given word for better understanding. * We often use synonyms when we write stories to avoid using the same word over and over. * Context clues can help identify synonyms and antonyms of words. | Students will be able to.. * Understand synonyms and antonyms * Use words with same or opposite meaning in sentences * Expand their vocabulary * Determine the word meaning

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