VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USAGE (VA) 4.R.VA.1 / 4.R.VA.2 / 4.R.VA.3 / 4.R.VA.4 Essential Understandings: Various strategies can be used to reveal and acquire word meanings. The meaning of words and phrases change according to use and context, including figurative language and idioms. Relationships exist between particular words (synonyms, antonyms and analogies) which aid understanding. Understanding content, technical concepts, and vocabulary assists in analyzing information and following directions. Essential Questions: How do word relationships clarify meaning? What strategies can be used to determine the meaning of a word or phrase? Students will be able to: (What does mastery look like) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning and phrases based on level appropriate reading content by using context as a clue to the meaning (e.g., the word’s function or position in the sentence.) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based on level appropriate reading content using common Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine the word meaning. Determine the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases by using print and digital reference materials such as dictionaries, glossaries and thesaurus to determine the pronunciation, part of speech, and precise meaning of unknown words. Verify initial determination of word meanings through context or a dictionary. Recognize words in shortened form (e.g., exam/examination). Show comprehension of figurative language by identifying figures of speech including personification, allusions, verbal irony, and puns in reading. Show comprehension of word relationships by using cause/effect, part/whole, and item/category in the employment of particular vocabulary. Show comprehension of nuances by correctly using connotations (associations) with similar denotations (definitions). Demonstrate use of content, technical concepts, and vocabulary when following directions and analyzing reading content. Demonstrate comprehension by acquiring and correctly employing level appropriate general academic and domain specific words and phrases and applying knowledge when using a word or phrase. Evidence for Assessing Learning
VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USAGE (VA) 4.R.VA.1 / 4.R.VA.2 / 4.R.VA.3 / 4.R.VA.4 Essential Understandings: Various strategies can be used to reveal and acquire word meanings. The meaning of words and phrases change according to use and context, including figurative language and idioms. Relationships exist between particular words (synonyms, antonyms and analogies) which aid understanding. Understanding content, technical concepts, and vocabulary assists in analyzing information and following directions. Essential Questions: How do word relationships clarify meaning? What strategies can be used to determine the meaning of a word or phrase? Students will be able to: (What does mastery look like) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning and phrases based on level appropriate reading content by using context as a clue to the meaning (e.g., the word’s function or position in the sentence.) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based on level appropriate reading content using common Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine the word meaning. Determine the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases by using print and digital reference materials such as dictionaries, glossaries and thesaurus to determine the pronunciation, part of speech, and precise meaning of unknown words. Verify initial determination of word meanings through context or a dictionary. Recognize words in shortened form (e.g., exam/examination). Show comprehension of figurative language by identifying figures of speech including personification, allusions, verbal irony, and puns in reading. Show comprehension of word relationships by using cause/effect, part/whole, and item/category in the employment of particular vocabulary. Show comprehension of nuances by correctly using connotations (associations) with similar denotations (definitions). Demonstrate use of content, technical concepts, and vocabulary when following directions and analyzing reading content. Demonstrate comprehension by acquiring and correctly employing level appropriate general academic and domain specific words and phrases and applying knowledge when using a word or phrase. Evidence for Assessing Learning