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title: "8.L.V.2: Word Analysis Skills (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
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# 8.L.V.2: Word Analysis Skills

Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes.

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Grade 8, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-8.md

## Expectations

- **8.L.V.2.a**: Deconstruct words using etymology knowledge, Greek and Latin roots, root words, and/or affixes to determine or clarify meaning in grade-level texts. (I)
- **8.L.V.2.b**: Apply knowledge of parts of speech to determine the meanings of words and phrases in grade-level texts. (I)
- **8.L.V.2.c**: Construct words based on knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, root words, and/or affixes and use those words appropriately in context. (C)
- **8.L.V.2.d**: Use knowledge of parts of speech to determine precise words and phrases when constructing texts. (C)

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- English Language Arts Grade 8 (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 13% of the test; 8 points; shared with other standards, so count these points 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**: Deconstruct word(s) to determine or clarify meaning using etymology knowledge when the tested Greek and Latin root, root word, or affix was previously introduced. Identify the connection between parts of speech and the meaning of words (e.g., discuss as a verb vs. discussion as a noun). Construct a word using a Greek or Latin root or root word and an affix.
- **Proficient**: Deconstruct word(s) to determine or clarify meaning using etymology knowledge when the tested Greek and Latin root, root word, or affix is at grade-level. Apply knowledge of parts of speech to determine the meanings of words and phrases in grade-level texts. Construct and use words based on knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, root words, and/or affixes and use those words appropriately in context. Use knowledge of parts of speech to determine precise words and phrases when constructing texts.

## The same standard across grades

- Kindergarten, K.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Acquire and apply word analysis skills to deconstruct and construct words to make meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/K.L.V.2.md
- Grade 1, 1.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Acquire and apply word analysis skills to deconstruct and construct words to make meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/1.L.V.2.md
- Grade 2, 2.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Acquire and apply word analysis skills to deconstruct and construct words to make meaning. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/2.L.V.2.md
- Grade 3, 3.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Acquire and apply word analysis skills to determine the meanings of words and to communicate with precision in a variety of settings. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/3.L.V.2.md
- Grade 4, 4.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Acquire and apply word analysis skills to determine the meanings of words and to communicate with precision in a variety of settings. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/4.L.V.2.md
- Grade 5, 5.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Acquire and apply word analysis skills to determine the meanings of words and to communicate with precision in a variety of settings. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/5.L.V.2.md
- Grade 6, 6.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/6.L.V.2.md
- Grade 7, 7.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/7.L.V.2.md
- **Grade 8, 8.L.V.2 (this standard)**: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes.
- Grade 9, 9.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/9.L.V.2.md
- Grade 10, 10.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/10.L.V.2.md
- Grade 11, 11.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/11.L.V.2.md
- Grade 12, 12.L.V.2: **Word Analysis** Use word knowledge and word analysis skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and to communicate effectively for a variety of purposes. https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/12.L.V.2.md

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.