Organizing Idea
VOCABULARY 4: Students expand vocabulary and analyze morphemes to communicate in multiple contexts.
GR. 4 - ORGANIZING IDEA: VOCABULARY
Communication and comprehension are improved by understanding word meaning and structures.
Guiding Question: How can building vocabulary and understanding morphology strengthen communication?
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Learning Outcome: Students expand vocabulary and analyze morphemes to communicate in multiple contexts. |
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Figurative language includes
Personification is when animals or objects are given qualities or abilities that a human can have.
An analogy compares two things that are mostly different but have some things in common.
An idiom is a phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words within it. |
An extensive and varied vocabulary enhances effective communication in a variety of contexts. |
Communicate clearly and accurately using precise alternatives for commonly used words.
Record information about words in a variety of ways.
Apply tier 2 words in a variety of literacy contexts.
Use tier 3 words to describe subject content.
Confirm word meanings, spellings, or word choices using a variety of digital or non-digital resources.
Integrate knowledge of word study across multiple literacy contexts.
Use analogies to compare words or clarify word meanings.
Analyze the meanings of words or phrases expressed figuratively. |
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Suffixes, including the following, change the meaning of words when added to the ending of a base
The English language is made up of words derived from many origins, including
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Morphology involves examining words and parts of words and how they are related to each other to enhance communication. |
Examine morphemes in words to determine meaning.
Analyze the meaning of affixes and how they influence the meaning of bases.
Predict meanings of unfamiliar words using morphological clues.
Analyze word origins for meaning and spelling. |
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