10.L.V.3Nuanced Word Crafting

Expectations

• 10.L.V.3.a

  This progression transitions to 9-12.L.V.3.b.

• 10.L.V.3.b

  Analyze relationships between words to determine connotative and denotative meanings for words and/or phrases across a variety of contexts. (I)

• 10.L.V.3.c

  Analyze the nuances in connotative meaning of words that share a similar denotation. (I)

• 10.L.V.3.d

  Use available print and/or digital resources, including reference materials, style guides, digital tools (e.g., online searches, embedded word processing features) to determine, clarify, or verify the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words and phrases. (I)

• 10.L.V.3.e

  Make strategic language decisions when writing or speaking by determining, clarifying, or verifying the nuanced meanings of closely related words or phrases using available print and/or digital resources. (C)

Georgia Milestones coverage

• Literature II (EOC) · Language — Constructing Texts

  Vocabulary Students engage in a wide range of written and spoken activities during which they expand and deepen their vocabularies, build word analysis skillsets (morphology), and determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.

  about 13% of the test · 8 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

• Literature II (EOC) · Language — Interpreting Texts

  Vocabulary Students engage in a wide range of written and spoken activities during which they expand and deepen their vocabularies, build word analysis skillsets (morphology), and determine or clarify the meanings of words and phrases.

  about 10% of the test · 6 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

What mastery looks like

Georgia's Achievement Level Descriptors. The levels are cumulative: each includes the ones before it. Proficient is on grade level.

Developing

Analyze relationships between words within a sentence to determine connotative and denotative meanings for words and/or phrases. Use available print and/or digital resources, including reference materials, style guides, digital tools (e.g., online searches, embedded word processing features) to determine, clarify, or verify the meaning of unknown words.

Proficient

Analyze relationships between words beyond a sentence to determine connotative and denotative meanings for words and/or phrases. Analyze the nuances in connotative meaning of words that share a similar denotation. Use available print and/or digital resources, including reference materials, style guides, digital tools (e.g., online searches, embedded word processing features) to determine, clarify, or verify the meaning of multiple-meaning words and phrases. Make language decisions when writing by determining, clarifying, or verifying the nuanced meanings of closely related words or phrases using available print and/or digital resources.

Distinguished

Analyze relationships between words throughout a text to determine connotative and denotative meanings for sophisticated words and/or phrases. Make strategic language decisions when writing by determining, clarifying, and verifying the nuanced meanings of closely related words or phrases using available print and/or digital resources.

The same standard across grades

1. Kindergarten · K.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes.

2. Grade 1 · 1.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes.

3. Grade 2 · 2.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes.

4. Grade 3 · 3.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes.

5. Grade 4 · 4.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes.

6. Grade 5 · 5.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Make connections between words and phrases and use reference materials to determine or clarify word meanings in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes.

7. Grade 6 · 6.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Analyze the denotative and connotative meanings of words and phrases and strategically apply those understandings when interpreting and constructing texts.

8. Grade 7 · 7.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Analyze the denotative and connotative meanings of words and phrases and strategically apply those understandings when interpreting and constructing texts.

9. Grade 8 · 8.L.V.3

   Meaning & Purpose Analyze the denotative and connotative meanings of words and phrases and strategically apply those understandings when interpreting and constructing texts.

10. Grade 9 · 9.L.V.3

    Meaning & Purpose Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes.

11. Grade 10 · 10.L.V.3 (this standard)

    Meaning & Purpose Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes.

12. Grade 11 · 11.L.V.3

    Meaning & Purpose Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes.

13. Grade 12 · 12.L.V.3

    Meaning & Purpose Analyze and craft nuanced words and phrases in a variety of texts and for a variety of purposes.