ELA21.4.9

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

ELA21.4.9

Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students 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.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Correctly identify the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

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.

Vocabulary

  • Interpret
  • General academic vocabulary
  • Domain-specific vocabulary

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