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8-10 Benchmark A |
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Use context clues and text structures to determine the meaning of new
vocabulary. |
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Grade 8 Indicator 1 - Define unknown words through context clues and the
author’s use of comparison, contrast and cause and effect. |
*Given a paragraph from the selection, what does the word ___mean
*What does the phrase ____mean (2x) |
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8-10 Benchmark B |
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Examine the relationships of analogical statements to infer word meaning. |
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Grade 8 Indicator 3 - Identify the relationships of pairs of words in
analogical statements (e.g., synonyms and antonyms) and infer word meanings
from these relationships. |
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8-10 Benchmark C |
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Recognize the importance and function of figurative language. |
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Grade 8 Indicator 2 - Apply knowledge of connotation and denotation to
determine the meaning of words. |
*Given a sentence from the text, the word __ suggests __ |
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Grade 8 Indicator 4 - Infer the literal and figurative meaning of words and
phrases and discuss the function of figurative language, including
metaphors, similes and idioms. |
*Given a sentence with simile, the author uses this simile to show that ___
* Given lines from a selection, these words imply that___
*Select the meaning of figurative language from the selection |
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8-10 Benchmark D |
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Explain how different events have influenced and changed the English
language. |
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Grade 8 Indicator 5 - Examine and discuss the ways that different events
(e.g., cultural, political, social, technological, and scientific events)
impact and change the English language. |
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8-10 Benchmark E |
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Apply knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meanings of complex
words and subject area vocabulary. |
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Grade 8 Indicator 6. Use knowledge of Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon
roots, prefixes and suffixes to understand complex words and new
subject-area vocabulary (e.g., unknown words in science, mathematics and
social studies). |
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8-10 Benchmark F |
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Use multiple resources to enhance comprehension of vocabulary. |
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Grade 8 Indicator 7 - Determine the meanings and pronunciations of unknown
words by using dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, technology and textual
features, such as definitional footnotes or sidebars. |
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