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Standard 1:  Acquisition of Vocabulary

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

1.   Define the meaning of unknown words through context clues   and the author’s use of comparison, contrast, definition,          restatement and example.

 

B.   Infer word meaning through identification and analysis of       analogies and other word relationships (e.g., vocabulary from       E.O.L.).

3.   Infer word meanings through the identification of analogies and       other word relationships, including synonyms and antonyms.

4.   Interpret metaphors and similes to understand new uses of       words and phrases in text.

 

C.   Apply knowledge of connotation and denotation to learn the       meanings of words.

2.   Apply knowledge of connotation and denotation to determine   the meaning of words.

 

D.   Use knowledge of symbols, acronyms, word origins and       derivations to determine the meanings of unknown words.

5.   Recognize and use words from other languages that have been       adopted into the English language.

7.   Use knowledge of symbols and acronyms to identify whole       words.

E.   Use knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meanings       of complex words.

6.   Use knowledge of Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon roots and       affixes to understand vocabulary.

 

F.   Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of vocabulary.

8.   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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