ELA21.2.16

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

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.

Vocabulary

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

Aligned Learning Resources

Show Not Tell: Similes: Camp TV
Using Supporting Evidence to Interpret Meaning - A Native American Folktale
Cell Shock
Radly the ReadBot
Elephant Feed
Furious Frogs
Word Frog
To, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones
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