Download Core Standard One: Vocabulary and Concept Development

English/Language Arts Core Standard 1: Vocabulary and Concept Development
Gr.
12
11
Core Standard Summary
Use varied and precise words when
analyzing, explaining or creating
informational and literary text,
descriptions, analogies or other types
of figurative language. Use of
transitional words, appropriate
context clues, and specialized
vocabulary from different subject
areas.
Correctly use varied and precise
words when analyzing, explaining or
creating informational and literary
text, descriptions, analogies, or other
types of figurative language.
10
Discover and explain the meanings
of words from different fields and
traditions. Explain the implications
and figurative meanings of words in
context and correctly use figurative
language.
9
Discuss and explain the literal and
figurative meanings, nuances, and
implications of specific words in and
from different genres and contexts.
Learning Targets/Outcomes
Figurative Language
 Interpret unfamiliar words that refer to characters or themes in
literature or history.
Word Origins
 Apply knowledge of word parts of Greek and Latin roots to
infer meaning of unfamiliar words.
Decoding
 Analyze specific comparisons in analogies.
 Analyze word relationships and inferences.
Figurative Language
 Recognize the meaning of unfamiliar terms that refer to
characters or themes in literature or history.
Word Origins
 Apply knowledge of roots and word parts from Greek and
Latin roots to decode meaning in unfamiliar words.
Decoding
 Recognize specific comparisons in analogies.
 Recognize specific comparisons in relationships and
inferences.
Figurative Language
 Evaluate literal and figurative meanings of words.*
Word Origins
 Apply knowledge of mythology to understand the meaning of
words.
Decoding
 Recognize the origins of words from their roots.
 Interpret the implied meanings of words and phrases and their
relationship to tone.
Figurative Language
 Analyze literal and figurative meanings of words.
Word Origins
 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words
and knowledge of mythology to understand the meanings of
words.
Indicators
12.1.1
12.1.2
12.1.3
Key Vocabulary
11.1.1
11.1.2
11.1.3
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Allusion
Analogy
Literary comparison
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.1.4
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Tone
9.1.1
9.1.2
9.1.3
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Connotation
Denotation
Mythology
Implied
MCAS Language Arts Core Standards
Pg 1
Decoding
 Describe literal and figurative meanings of words.
 Identify origins of words.
 Distinguish between connotation and denotation.
8
Identify the difference between the
literal and figurative meanings of
words given the context in which
they occur. Make connections
between the history and etymology
of words and their present meanings.
7
Identify and use a variety of types of
context clues (e.g., restatement,
definition) to determine the
meanings of words within particular
texts. Use knowledge of Greek, Latin
and Anglo-Saxon roots and word
parts to understand subject-area
vocabulary.
6
Use knowledge of word and context
clues to determine the meaning of
words in informational and literary
texts. Compare and contrast the
meanings of closely related words.
Figurative Language
 Analyze idioms and comparisons.
Word Origins
 Understand the influence of historical events on English
words.
Decoding
 Interpret context clues of definition, example, restatement, or
contrast in text to understand words.
Figurative Language
 Analyze and explain similes, metaphors, idioms, and
analogies
 Analyze multiple meaning words.
Word Origins
 Apply knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon
roots/parts to understand subject-area vocabulary (science,
social studies, and mathematics).
Decoding
 Recognize definition, example, restatement, contrast, or other
contextual clues in a text to understand words.
Figurative Language
 Identify and interpret similes, metaphors, comparisons, and
multiple meaning words.
Word Origins
 Continue to label common roots and word parts to understand
the meanings of words.
Decoding
 Continue to apply word, sentence, and paragraph clues to
understand unknown words
 Explain slight and subtle differences in the meanings of
related words.
8.1.1
8.1.2
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Inference
Synthesize
7.1.2
7.1.3
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Definition
Example
Restatement
Idiom
Analogy
Multiple meaning
words
6.6.1
6.6.2
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Informational text
Expository text
Literary text
Comparison
Contrast
MCAS Language Arts Core Standards
Pg 2
5
Use context clues, knowledge of root
words and word parts, and
dictionaries and glossaries to analyze
the meaning of complex words.
Explain the meaning and
significance of words used in similes
and metaphors. Read aloud gradelevel-appropriate literary and
informational texts with appropriate
timing and expression.
Figurative Language
 Understand and explain the figurative use of words in similes
and metaphors.
Word Origins
 Label common roots and word parts to understand the
meanings of words.
Decoding
 Apply word, sentence, and paragraph clues to understand
unknown words.
Read Aloud
 Read aloud narrative and expository texts fluidly and
accurately.
5.1.1
5.1.4
5.1.5
5.1.6
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Timing
Expression
Root word
Word origin
Context
Context clue
Simile
Metaphor
Extended
vocabulary
Topic
Figurative
Literal
*Denotes a “bridge” standard, not identified as a Core Standard
MCAS Language Arts Core Standards
Pg 3