grade 6 Name: ______________________________________ Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials Essential Knowledge Skills and Processes At a Glance – PA1 PA2 PA3 6.4 a – e T1 ML T2 M2 T3 M3 use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., aud – hearing, listening, or sound audience, auditory, audible. . identify Latin and Greek roots of common English words as clues to the meaning. separate and recombine known word parts to predict the meaning of unfamiliar words, such as separating from poly and from to predict the meaning polygon phone telephone of polyphony. recognize common antonyms and synonyms. notice relationships among inflected words, such as and or and proceed procession internal internalization. use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a in a sentence) as a clue to the word’s function meaning. recognize word relationships, such as: synonyms small: little; – antonyms up: down; – object/action ear: hear; – source/product tree: lumber; – part/whole paw: dog; and – animal/habitat – bee: hive. use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words in text, such as: examples; restatements; and contrast. identify figurative language in text, including: simile figures of speech that use the words or like as – to make comparisons; hyperbole intentionally exaggerated figures of – speech; and metaphor a comparison equating two or more – unlike things without using “like” or “as.” consult word reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses, both print and online) to find the pronunciation
grade 6 Name: ______________________________________ Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials Essential Knowledge Skills and Processes – At a Glance 6.4 a – e PA1 PA2 PA3 T1 ML T2 M2 T3 M3 use common Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., aud – hearing, listening, or sound audience, auditory, audible. . identify Latin and Greek roots of common English words as clues to the meaning. separate and recombine known word parts to predict the meaning of unfamiliar words, such as separating poly from polygon and phone from telephone to predict the meaning of polyphony. recognize common antonyms and synonyms. notice relationships among inflected words, such as proceed and procession or internal and internalization. use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning. recognize word relationships, such as: synonyms – small: little; antonyms – up: down; object/action – ear: hear; source/product – tree: lumber; part/whole – paw: dog; and animal/habitat – bee: hive. use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words in text, such as: examples; restatements; and contrast. identify figurative language in text, including: simile – figures of speech that use the words like or as to make comparisons; hyperbole – intentionally exaggerated figures of speech; and metaphor – a comparison equating two or more unlike things without using “like” or “as.” consult word reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses, both print and online) to find the pronunciation