Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Student know:
- Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
- Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.
- Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.
- Strategies to determine the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns in text.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Interpret the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary, academic vocabulary, and figurative language as they are used in texts.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There are multiple strategies they can use to interpret the meaning of academic and domain-specific vocabulary, including using context clues in the text, their background knowledge, the morphological structure of the word, and outside resources.
- Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.
Vocabulary
- Domain-specific vocabulary
- Academic vocabulary
- Figurative language
