Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (3) 4 : 4 ) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language. [RL.3.4]
[ELA2015] (3) 9 : 9 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the Grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. [RL.3.10]
[ELA2015] (3) 40 : 40 ) Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. [L.3.4]
a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. [L.3.4a]
b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). [L.3.4b]
c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion). [L.3.4c]
d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. [L.3.4d]
[ELA2015] (3) 41 : 41 ) Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. [L.3.5]
a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). [L.3.5a]
b. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful). [L.3.5b]
c. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered). [L.3.5c]
