Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. - L.7.4.a Common Core State Standards Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. - L.7.4.b Common Core State Standards Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). - L.7.4.c Common Core State Standards Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. - L.7.4.d Common Core State Standards Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). - L.7.5 Common Core State Standards Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. - L.7.5.c Common Core State Standards Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending). - L.7.5.b Common Core State Standards Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. - L.7.6 Common Core State Standards Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Warm Up Vocabulary Building: Root Words Objective Scholars will be able to enhance their word knowledge by selecting and generating words for semantic gradients (i.e., groupings of related words placed along a continuum) Activity 1 Semantic Gradients, strengthening the context Activity 2 Group work: Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues handout Assessment Collect Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues handout to check for understanding
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. L.7.4.a - Common Core State Standards Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. L.7.4.b - Common Core State Standards Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). L.7.4.c - Common Core State Standards Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. L.7.4.d - Common Core State Standards Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). L.7.5 - Common Core State Standards Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. L.7.5.c - Common Core State Standards Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending). L.7.5.b - Common Core State Standards Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. L.7.6 - Common Core State Standards Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Warm Up Vocabulary Building: Root Words Objective Scholars will be able to enhance their word knowledge by selecting and generating words for semantic gradients (i.e., groupings of related words placed along a continuum) Activity 1 Semantic Gradients, strengthening the context Activity 2 Group work: Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues handout Assessment Collect Semantic Gradients plus Context Clues handout to check for understanding
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