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

 

B.   Examine the relationships of analogical statements to infer word       meanings.

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

3.   Identify the relationships of pairs of words in analogical       statements (e.g., synonyms and antonyms) and infer word       meanings from these relationships.

 

C.   Recognize the importance and function of figurative language.

4.   Infer the literal and figurative meaning of words and phrases and       discuss the function of figurative language, including metaphors,       similes, idioms, personification, and allusion).

 

D.   Explain how different events have influenced and changed the       English language (e.g., Renaissance Literature).

5.   Examine and discuss the ways that different events (e.g.,       cultural, political, social, technological, and scientific events)       impact and change the English language.

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

6.   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).

 

F.   Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of vocabulary.

7.   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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