A poster with 3 steps to clarify the meaning of words.
- 1- Re-read the sentence
- 2- Look for smaller words inside the word
- 3- Use a dictionary, the internet, or an app
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Clarifying the Meaning of Words Poster
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| Grades:
2 - 7
Curriculum
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.A
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4.C
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.B
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known prefix is added to a known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.C
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4.A
Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.A
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.A
Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.C
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.A
Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.D
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).
ELAR 2.3(B)
Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words;
ELAR 2.3(C)
Identify the meaning of and use words with affixes un-, re-, -ly, -er, and -est (comparative and superlative), and -ion/tion/sion; and
ELAR 2.6(A)
Establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts;
ELAR 2.6(I)
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 3.3(B)
Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple-meaning words;
ELAR 3.6(A)
Establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts;
ELAR 3.10(D)
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile, and sound devices such as onomatopoeia achieves specific purposes;
ELAR 4.3(B)
Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words;
ELAR 5.3(B)
Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words;
ELAR 5.6(I)
Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
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