Organizing Idea
VOCABULARY 6: Students evaluate how vocabulary enhances communication and provides clarity.
GR. 6 - ORGANIZING IDEA: VOCABULARY
Communication and comprehension are improved by understanding word meaning and structures.
Guiding Question: How does context influence vocabulary and the intentionality of communication?
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Learning Outcome: Students evaluate how vocabulary enhances communication and provides clarity. |
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The English language has been influenced by people, places, and events in history.
Vocabulary is contextual and influenced by emerging or changing conditions, including technology.
Many words with Greek or Latin roots are still in use today.
Words that are specific to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit languages can be found in the people, places, and things that surround us.
Many words in the English language have French origins.
Suffixes, including <en> and <ize>, change the meaning of a word when applied to a base.
Prefixes change the meaning of a word when applied to a base and include <pro>, <com>, <con>, <en>, and <oc>. |
Word origins and morphemes can reflect the past and influence how we understand the present. |
Examine the historical origins of words in the English language.
Examine words with meanings that have changed over time.
Research the meaning of words with Greek or Latin roots that are still in use today.
Study the origin and meaning of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit words in local environments.
Examine words in the English language that have French origins.
Examine words or sayings that are new to the English language and are based on recent innovations or changes in society.
Analyze how adding affixes changes the meaning of words.
Add affixes to bases to build new words. |
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Words can be categorized by
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Vocabulary learning involves an intentional desire to deepen knowledge of words. |
Categorize words and phrases of personal interest gleaned from a wide variety of texts.
Analyze word parts and cross-check with context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words.
Read for enjoyment to enhance vocabulary. |
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Figurative language is language that has non-literal or figurative meanings and includes palindromes.
A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same backward and forward (e.g., radar). |
Precise vocabulary leads to engaging, clear, concise, and intentional communication. |
Use similes, metaphors, and analogies to compare words or clarify word meanings.
Analyze the meanings of words or phrases expressed figuratively.
Apply tier 2 words across subjects to enhance precise communication.
Apply tier 3 words in subject-specific contexts. |
