3.L.V.3Word Meaning and Reference

Expectations

• 3.L.V.3.a

  Use context (e.g., images and graphs) within and beyond a sentence to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and multiple-meaning words and phrases. (I)

• 3.L.V.3.b

  Identify homophones and homographs and use the relationship between synonyms and antonyms to clarify word meanings. (I)

• 3.L.V.3.c

  Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny). (I)

• 3.L.V.3.d

  Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to check spelling and to determine or clarify the precise meaning of words and phrases. (I)

• 3.L.V.3.e

  Use knowledge of word relationships and learned vocabulary words and phrases to make precise word choices when speaking and writing. (C)

Georgia Milestones coverage

• English Language Arts Grade 3 (EOG) · 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.

Beginning

Use context within a sentence to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words.

Developing

Use context within a sentence to determine or clarify the meaning of multiple-meaning words or phrases. Identify synonyms or antonyms in a text.

Proficient

Use context beyond a sentence to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and/or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Use the relationship between synonyms and antonyms to clarify word meanings. Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) or closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny). Use glossaries or dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of words and phrases. Use knowledge of word relationships and learned vocabulary words and phrases to make precise word choices when speaking and writing.

Distinguished

Use multiple pieces of context throughout a text to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and multiple-meaning words and phrases.

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 (this standard)

   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

    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.