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Standard 1:  Acquisition of Vocabulary

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Benchmark

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A.  Use context clues and text structures to determine the meaning       of new vocabulary.

1.   Define unknown words through context clues and the author’s       use of comparison, contrast and cause and effect.

 

B.  Examine the relationships of synonyms and antonyms, and       connotation and denotations to infer word meanings.

2.   Analyze the relationships of pairs of words in analogical       statements (e.g., synonyms and antonyms, connotation and       denotation) and infer word meanings from these relationships.

 

C.  Recognize the importance and function of figurative language to       establish meaning in text.

 

3.   Infer the literal and figurative meaning of words and phrases

and discuss the function of figurative language including metaphors, similes and puns.

 

D.  Apply knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meanings       of complex words and subject area vocabulary.

5.   Use knowledge of Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots,       prefixes and suffixes to understand complex words and new       subject area vocabulary (e.g., unknown words in science,       mathematics and social studies).

  

E.   Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of       vocabulary.

6.   Determine the meanings and pronunciations of unknown words       by using dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, technology and       textual features, such as definitional footnotes or sidebars.

 

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