Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Reading 9

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions:

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. (RL & RI) a. Determine and consult appropriate reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or determine its precise meaning or its part of speech.

● To develop strategies for determining the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. ● To use a variety of strategies fexibly to understand word meanings. ● To effectively consult and use reference materials to fnd pronunciation, precise meanings, and parts of speech of words. Success Criteria: ● I can determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues, word parts, and reference materials. ● I can clarify the meaning of multiple-meaning words by using appropriate strategies. ● I can consult dictionaries, thesauruses, and other reference materials to fnd the pronunciation, meaning, and part of speech of words. ● I can choose and apply the most effective strategy to understand the meaning of a word or phrase.

Nouns (Know)

Verbs (Do)

● Unknown words ● Multiple-meaning words and phrases ● Reference materials ● Pronunciation ● Precise meaning ● Part of speech

● Determine ● Clarify ● Consult

Sample Question Stems and Prompts for Assessment

● "What strategies can you use to determine the meaning of an unknown word?" ● "How can context clues help you understand the meaning of this word/phrase?" ● "What reference materials would you use to fnd the pronunciation of this word?" ● "How can you determine the correct meaning of a word with multiple meanings in this context?" ● "What word parts (prefxes, suffxes, root words) can help you clarify the meaning of this word?"

Last Updated May 30th, 2024 Middle School ELA, Page 131