Standard(s):
[ELA2021] (3) 13 : 13. Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary to make connections to previously learned words and relate new words to background knowledge.
a. Make connections to a word's structure using knowledge of phonology, morphology, and orthography of the word to aid learning.
[ELA2021] (3) 16 : 16. Use knowledge of grade-level academic and domain-specific vocabulary to gain meaning from text.
[ELA2021] (4) 9 : 9. Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
[ELA2021] (5) 12 : 12. Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.
a. Locate similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and idioms and interpret their meanings in context.
b. Explain the meanings of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
c. Use the relationships between synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to increase understanding of word meanings.
d. Explain how an author's vocabulary and style influence the tone and mood of a text and support his/her purpose for writing.
e. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meanings of words.
[ELA2021] (6) 27 : 27. Discover word meanings by analyzing word parts, examining connotation and denotation, or using print or digital reference tools.
[ELA2021] (7) 29 : 29. Determine word meaning through the use of word parts, context clues, connotation and denotation, or print or digital reference tools.
Examples: affixes, Greek and Latin roots, stems; dictionary, thesaurus, glossary
[ELA2021] (7) 30 : 30. Read and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.
[ELA2021] (8) 28 : 28. Analyze word meanings through the use of word parts, context clues, connotation and denotation, and print or digital reference tools.
Examples: affixes, stems, Greek and Latin roots
[ELA2021] (8) 29 : 29. Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.
