Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Common Core Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment/Assessment Essential Elements Students: determine the meaning Students know: EERI.6.4. Determine Level IV Students will: Students understand the meaning of simple EERI.6.4. Explain the meaning of simple idioms and figures of speech as they are used that/are able to: idioms and figures of in a text. use clues in a text and definition of: words and phrases speech as they are Ex. Explain the meaning of a figure of speech used in a science text to convey the outside resources to figurative meaning, determine meaning of used in a text. meaning of a word (e.g., are like straws to take in water not really a straw; “Roots – it’s determine the figurative, connotative meaning, figurative meaning unfamiliar words and stems are like sticks that hold the plant up not really a – it’s stick.”). connotative, and/or technical meaning phrases based on how technical meaning of they are used in a text connotative meaning Level III Students will: features of a text words and phrases in a EERI.6.4. Determine the meaning of simple idioms and figures of speech as they are use features of a text to related to word text used in a text. technical meaning determine the meaning Ex. Determine the meaning of as meaning (bold terms, acid burns like fire hot. of unfamiliar words and Ex. After hearing a weather report, determine the meaning of raining cats and dogs it’s glossary, context phrases as pouring or heavy rain. clues) Level II Students will: use a dictionary (online steps for using an Recognize when a simple idiom or figure of speech is used in text. EERI.6.4. or print) to determine the online or print Ex. During shared reading, signal the teacher to indicate that an idiom has been used or meaning of unfamiliar dictionary seek clarification. words and phrases Level I Students will: several strategies for identify and explain EERI.6.4. Recognize a repeated expression used in text. determining the figurative language with Ex. During shared reading of a familiar text, signal when a phrase is repeated in a text. meaning of a unknown textual support word or phrase identify and explain connotative language techniques for with textual support identifying and recording unfamiliar identify and explain words technical language with textual support Students understand that clues in a text help a reader understand the
Evidence of Student Attainment/Assessment Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Common Core Essential Elements Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students: use clues in a text and outside resources to determine the figurative, connotative, and/or technical meaning of words and phrases in a text determine the meaning words and phrases figurative meaning connotative meaning technical meaning Students know: definition of: figurative meaning, connotative meaning, technical meaning features of a text related to word meaning (bold terms, glossary, context clues) steps for using an online or print dictionary several strategies for determining the meaning of a unknown word or phrase techniques for identifying and recording unfamiliar words Students understand that/are able to: determine meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases based on how they are used in a text use features of a text to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases use a dictionary (online or print) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases identify and explain figurative language with textual support identify and explain connotative language with textual support identify and explain technical language with textual support Students understand that clues in a text help a reader understand the EERI.6.4. Determine the meaning of simple idioms and figures of speech as they are used in a text. Level IV Students will: EERI.6.4. Explain the meaning of simple idioms and figures of speech as they are used in a text. Ex. Explain the meaning of a figure of speech used in a science text to convey the meaning of a word (e.g., “Roots are like straws to take in water – it’s not really a straw; stems are like sticks that hold the plant up – it’s not really a stick.”). Level III Students will: EERI.6.4. Determine the meaning of simple idioms and figures of speech as they are used in a text. Ex. Determine the meaning of acid burns like fire as hot. Ex. After hearing a weather report, determine the meaning of it’s raining cats and dogs as pouring or heavy rain. Level II Students will: EERI.6.4. Recognize when a simple idiom or figure of speech is used in text. Ex. During shared reading, signal the teacher to indicate that an idiom has been used or seek clarification. Level I Students will: EERI.6.4. Recognize a repeated expression used in text. Ex. During shared reading of a familiar text, signal when a phrase is repeated in a text.
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