What does the author mean by the line,
“They sent him home on furlough onceour soldier brother Ned…?”
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown dead.
dead.
In this lesson you will learn
how to determine the meaning
of words and phrases by
looking for context clues in the
text.
Let’s Review
Ma
Ma wore
wore this
this gown
gown to
to visit
visit me
me (they
(they drove
drove the
the whole
whole way
way then).
then).
And
And little
little Edson
Edson wore
wore this
this waist.
waist. He
He never
never came
came again.
again.
This
This lavendar
lavendar par’matta
par’matta was
was your
your Great
Great –aunt
–aunt Jane’s-poor
Jane’s-poor dear!
dear!
Mine
Mine was
was aa sprig,
sprig, with
with the
the lilac
lilac ground;
ground; see
see in
in the
the corner
corner here.
here.
Such
Such goods
goods were
were high
high in
in war
war times.
times. Ah,
Ah, that
that scrap
scrap of
of army
army blue;
blue;
Your
Your bright
bright eyes
eyes spied
spied it!
it! Yes,
Yes, dear
dear child,
child, that
that has
has its
its memories,
memories,
too.
too.
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown
dead.
dead.
In the poem,
Grandmother’s
Quilt, some
words will be
unfamiliar to
the reader.
Let’s Review
Look for context clues!
The context is all of the
surrounding sentences,
words, or paragraph.
The clues could be in the
form of a synonym,
definition, an example, or
even an inference.
Let’s Review
For example:
We should give
everyone an equal
amount. I will see
that the funds are
allocated properly.
allocated=divided
or distributed
Core Lesson
1
Stop and ask, “How can I understand
what this word means?”
2
Read the clues.
3
State a definition. “So this word
means…”.
Core Lesson
1
Stop and ask, “How can I
understand what this word means?”
Are
Are there
there any
any
context
context clues
clues for
for
the
the word
word
“furlough”?
“furlough”?
This
This lavender
lavender par’matta
par’matta was
was your
your Great
Great –aunt
–aunt Jane’s-poor
Jane’s-poor dear!
dear!
Mine
Mine was
was aa sprig,
sprig, with
with the
the lilac
lilac ground;
ground; see
see in
in the
the corner
corner here.
here.
Such
Such goods
goods were
were high
high in
in war
war times.
times. Ah,
Ah, that
that scrap
scrap of
of army
army blue;
blue;
Your
Your bright
bright eyes
eyes spied
spied it!
it! Yes,
Yes, dear
dear child,
child, that
that has
has its
its memories,
memories, too.
too.
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown dead.
dead.
Core Lesson
2 Read the clues.
“That
“That scrap
scrap of
of
army
army blue”
blue” holds
holds
memories
memories about
about
Grandmother’s
Grandmother’s
brother,
brother, Ned.
Ned.
This
This lavender
lavender par’matta
par’matta was
was your
your Great
Great –aunt
–aunt Jane’s-poor
Jane’s-poor dear!
dear!
Mine
Mine was
was aa sprig,
sprig, with
with the
the lilac
lilac ground;
ground; see
see in
in the
the corner
corner here.
here.
Such
Such goods
goods were
were high
high in
in war
war times.
times. Ah,
Ah, that
that scrap
scrap of
of army
army blue;
blue;
Your
Your bright
bright eyes
eyes spied
spied it!
it! Yes,
Yes, dear
dear child,
child, that
that has
has its
its memories,
memories, too.
too.
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown dead.
dead.
Core Lesson
2 Read the clues.
II think“…the
think“…the dear
dear
boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among
the
the unknown
unknown dead”
dead”
shows
shows Ned
Ned did
did not
not
come
come home
home again.
again.
This
This lavender
lavender par’matta
par’matta was
was your
your Great
Great –aunt
–aunt Jane’s-poor
Jane’s-poor dear!
dear!
Mine
Mine was
was aa sprig,
sprig, with
with the
the lilac
lilac ground;
ground; see
see in
in the
the corner
corner here.
here.
Such
Such goods
goods were
were high
high in
in war
war times.
times. Ah,
Ah, that
that scrap
scrap of
of army
army blue;
blue;
Your
Your bright
bright eyes
eyes spied
spied it!
it! Yes,
Yes, dear
dear child,
child, that
that has
has its
its memories,
memories, too.
too.
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown dead.
dead.
Core Lesson
2 Read the clues.
II think
think “They
“They sent
sent
him
him home
home on
on
furlough
furlough once”
once”
means
means the
the army
army let
let
him
him go
go home
home one
one
time.
time.
This
This lavender
lavender par’matta
par’matta was
was your
your Great
Great –aunt
–aunt Jane’s-poor
Jane’s-poor dear!
dear!
Mine
Mine was
was aa sprig,
sprig, with
with the
the lilac
lilac ground;
ground; see
see in
in the
the corner
corner here.
here.
Such
Such goods
goods were
were high
high in
in war
war times.
times. Ah,
Ah, that
that scrap
scrap of
of army
army blue;
blue;
Your
Your bright
bright eyes
eyes spied
spied it!
it! Yes,
Yes, dear
dear child,
child, that
that has
has its
its memories,
memories, too.
too.
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown dead.
dead.
Core Lesson
a definition. “So this
3 State
word means…”.
So this word,
“furlough”,
means to take
a leave or a
vacation from
the army.
This
This lavender
lavender par’matta
par’matta was
was your
your Great
Great –aunt
–aunt Jane’s-poor
Jane’s-poor dear!
dear!
Mine
Mine was
was aa sprig,
sprig, with
with the
the lilac
lilac ground;
ground; see
see in
in the
the corner
corner here.
here.
Such
Such goods
goods were
were high
high in
in war
war times.
times. Ah,
Ah, that
that scrap
scrap of
of army
army blue;
blue;
Your
Your bright
bright eyes
eyes spied
spied it!
it! Yes,
Yes, dear
dear child,
child, that
that has
has its
its memories,
memories, too.
too.
They
They sent
sent him
him home
home on
on furlough
furlough once-our
once-our soldier
soldier brother
brother Ned;
Ned;
But
But somewhere,
somewhere, now,
now, the
the dear
dear boy
boy sleeps
sleeps among
among the
the unknown
unknown dead.
dead.
Core Lesson
1
Stop and ask, “How can I understand
what this word means?”
2
Read the clues.
3
State a definition. “So this word
means…”.
In this lesson you have learned
how to determine the meaning
of words and phrases by
looking for context clues in the
text.