Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Standard: Reading 9

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Learning Intentions: ●​ Students will understand how to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. ●​ Students will learn to use context clues, Greek or Latin affixes and roots, and reference materials to determine word meanings. Success Criteria: ●​ I can determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. (RL & RI) a. ​ Consistently use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. ​ Consistently use Greek or Latin a ffi xes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word. c. ​ Consult reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word or determine its precise meaning or its part of speech.

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