Classroom Resource

Using Supporting Evidence to Interpret Meaning - A Native American Folktale

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2, 3, 4

Overview

Students will watch a video clip with a Native American storyteller telling a traditional story. Students will use supporting evidence from the story to give meaning to oral and written texts. Students listen to a Native American folktale and later give meaning to oral and written texts using supporting evidence from the story. When learners can interpret the meanings of phrases by using supporting evidence in a text, they are using contextual clues. These learners clearly comprehend the explicit and implied information that is available in the text.

Content Standards

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.16
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Describe
Word relationships
Nuances
Opposites
Distinguishing
Shades of meaning
Similar words
Related words

Knowledge

Students know:

Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Skills

Students are able to:

Describe how the meaning of words are alike or different.
Describe the nuances of words that have different shades of meaning (example: happy vs. ecstatic).

Understanding

Students understand that:

Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
Words have relationships with others and that words have subtle differences that can be distinguished within text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.14
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Describe
Word relationships
Nuances
Opposites
Distinguishing
Shades of meaning
Similar words
Related words
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives

Knowledge

Students know:

Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Words with opposite meanings are antonyms, and words with similar meanings are synonyms.
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
A verb expresses an action or state of being.
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.

Skills

Students are able to:

Describe the relationships between words and nuances in word meanings.
Describe how the meaning of words are alike or different.
Describe the nuances of words that have different shades of meaning.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
Words have relationships with other words and words have subtle differences that can be distinguished within text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.R2
Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Context clues
Determine
Unfamiliar spoken words
Unfamiliar written words

Knowledge

Students know:

Context clues in speech or text can provide the meaning of unfamiliar words.
There are different types of context clues, including: inference/general clues, definition/explanation clues, restatement/synonym clues, and contrast/antonym clues.
Context clues in text are often indicated by punctuation marks.

Skills

Students are able to:

Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in speech.
Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words in text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

An author or a speaker use context clues to explain the meaning of unusual words or academic, domain-specific vocabulary.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.10
Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Interpret
Figurative language

Knowledge

Students know:

Strategies to identify word meaning in context.
Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.

Skills

Students are able to:

Explain the meaning of words and phrases that are specific to the text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.16
Describe how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Literary devices
Text features
Prose
Poetry
Drama

Knowledge

Students know:

Literary devices are language that carries meaning other than the literal meaning of the words or phrases.
Text features are items other than the main text that provide additional or clarifying information about details in a text.
Poetry is a genre of text that uses distinctive style and rhythm to aid in the expression of feelings, while prose is written in ordinary language.
A drama is a story with dialogue that can be read by different people.

Skills

Students are able to:

Describe how literary devices and text features convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Authors use literary devices and text features to further explain and enhance specific details in prose, poetry, and drama.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.genre.lpsuppevi/using-su…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

PBS

Accessibility

Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/#restrictions

Comments or Notes

All supporting materials are linked within the lesson.

Approved Date

2022-10-27

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Using Supporting Evidence to Interpret Meaning - A Native American Folktale

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

ELA21.2.16 Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.3.14 Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.4.R2 Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.4.10 Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.4.16 Describe how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

URL (web address)

CR Resource Type

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License Type

Custom License Type (URL)

Comments or Notes

Approved Date

ELA21.2.16
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

ELA21.3.14
Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

ELA21.4.R2
Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

ELA21.4.10
Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

ELA21.4.16
Describe how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.