Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Common Core Essential Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment/Assessment Elements Demonstrate Language Students use writing and/or Students understand understanding of figurative Vocabulary speaking to demonstrate that/are able to: language, word Acquisition and Use understanding of figurative relationships, and nuances L.6.5 language, word relationships, demonstrate understanding in word meanings. and nuances in word meanings including: figurative language Interpret figures of speech interpreting personification in (e.g., personification) in word relationships context context. nuances in word meanings using the relationship Use the relationship between particular words between particular words interpret (cause/effect) to better (e.g., cause/effect, understand each of the words part/whole, item/category) figures of speech to better understand each using the relationship of the words. personification in context between particular words (part/whole) to better Distinguish among the cause/effect understand each of the words connotations (associations) of words with similar part/whole using the relationship denotations (definitions) between particular words (e.g., stingy, scrimping, item/category (item/category) to better economical, unwasteful, understand each of the words thrifty). distinguish distinguishing among the connotations (associations) connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) denotations (definitions)
Evidence of Student Attainment/Assessment Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Common Core Essential Elements Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty). Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use L.6.5 Students use writing and/or speaking to demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings including: interpreting personification in context using the relationship between particular words (cause/effect) to better understand each of the words using the relationship between particular words (part/whole) to better understand each of the words using the relationship between particular words (item/category) to better understand each of the words distinguishing among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) Students understand that/are able to: demonstrate understanding figurative language word relationships nuances in word meanings interpret figures of speech personification in context cause/effect part/whole item/category distinguish connotations (associations) denotations (definitions)
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