5.L.V.3Word Meaning and Purpose

Expectations

• 5.L.V.3.a

  Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. (I)

• 5.L.V.3.b

  Identify analogies and use synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs to clarify intended meaning. (I)

• 5.L.V.3.c

  Distinguish shades of meaning among related words, including verbs, adjectives, and/or adverbs, to clarify intended meaning. (I)

• 5.L.V.3.d

  Use print and digital reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to check spelling and determine or clarify the precise meaning of words and phrases. (I)

• 5.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 — 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 20% of the test · 12 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

• English Language Arts Grade 5 (EOG) · 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 20% of the test · 12 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

• English Language Arts Grade 5 (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.

Developing

Use context within a sentence to determine the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Identify synonyms or antonyms to show relationships.

Proficient

Use context beyond a sentence to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and/or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Identify an analogy used in a text. Use synonyms or antonyms, to clarify intended meaning. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words, including verbs, adjectives, and/or adverbs, to clarify intended meaning. Use print and digital reference materials 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

Identify and explain an analogy used in a text.

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 (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.

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.