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How to Teach Synonyms

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Title:

 How to Teach Synonyms

URL:

 https://youtu.be/TZ1P8ZXqtak

Content Source:

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YouTube
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

This brief animated video provides an introduction to the skill of using synonyms.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: K
19. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in discussions and/or text.

a. Describe the relationship between words, including relating them to synonyms and antonyms.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
19.
  • Unfamiliar words
  • Text
19a.
  • Describe
  • Relationships
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
Knowledge:
19. Students know:
  • Several question stems related to unknown words.
  • Techniques for identifying unknown words.
19a.
  • Synonyms are words that have the same or a similar meaning.
  • Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
Skills:
19. Students are able to:
  • Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in discussions and/or text.
19a.
  • Describe the relationship between words, including relating them to synonyms and antonyms.
Understanding:
19. Students understand that:
  • It is important to ask questions to learn the meanings of unfamiliar words.
19a.
  • Words can be related to each other, such as some words having similar meanings (synonyms) and some words having opposite meanings (antonyms).
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
12. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.

Example: Jack's coat, mom's car; pigs, pig's, pigs'

b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including frequently occurring affixes and inflections -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est.

Examples: Explain that adding suffix -s changes a singular noun to a plural noun and adding suffix -ed changes a verb to past tense.

c. Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Examples: look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous
Act out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish shades of meaning in words related to walk.
Discuss synonyms and antonyms.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
12.
  • Unfamiliar words
  • Unfamiliar phrases
  • Discussions
  • Text
12a.
  • Identify
  • Possessives
  • Plurals
  • Meaning of text
12b.
  • Meaningful word parts
  • Morphemes
  • Unknown words
  • Affixes
  • Inflections
12c.
  • Word relationships
  • Nuances in word meanings
  • Opposites
  • Shades of meaning
  • Similar or related words
Knowledge:
12. Students know:
  • Strategies for identifying unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
  • Several question stems related to unfamiliar words or phrases in discussions and/or text.
  • Techniques for clarifying unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.
12a.
  • The features of possessive nouns.
  • The features of plural nouns.
12b.
  • Words are made of meaningful word parts called morphemes.
  • Morphemes can provide clues about the meaning of a word.
12c.
  • Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Skills:
12. Students are able to:
  • Identify unfamiliar words and phrases.
  • Ask questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.
  • Answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases.
  • Clarify meaning of words and phrases through questions.
12a.
  • Identify possessives and plurals of words, such as pigs, pig's, pigs'.
  • Use the possessives and plurals of a word to determine the meaning of a text, like Jack's coat, mom's car.
12b.
  • Recognize meaningful parts of words (morphemes).
  • Utilize morphemes as clues to identify the meaning of unknown words.
  • Use affixes as clues to the meaning of unknown words.
  • Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms.
12c.
  • Describe word relationships and slight variations in meaning, such as look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous.
  • Describe word relationships by relating words of opposite meanings (antonyms) and similar meanings (synonyms).
  • Distinguish shades of meaning in related words, like acting out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish nuances in words related to walk.
Understanding:
12. Students understand that:
  • It is important to ask questions about unfamiliar words and phrases to clarify the meaning of new vocabulary words.
12a.
  • Making a word possessive or plural changes the meaning of a text.
12b.
  • Identifying root words and affixes provide clues to the meaning of unknown words and phrases.
12c.
  • Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
Tags: synonyms, words with the same meaning
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