Subject Area - CC.1:
English Language Arts
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.7: GRADE 7
Standard - CC.1.2.7.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Assessment Anchor - E07.B-V.4
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
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Anchor Descriptor - E07.B-V.4.1
Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E07.B-V.4.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary and mythological allusions) in context. b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., refined, respectful, polite, diplomatic, condescending).