8.L.V.3Denotation and Connotation

Expectations

• 8.L.V.3.a

  This progression transitions to 6-8.L.V.3.b.

• 8.L.V.3.b

  Analyze relationships between words, phrases, and/or clauses (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, analogies, contextual clues) to determine, distinguish, or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words and phrases. (I)

• 8.L.V.3.c

  Distinguish between the connotations of words that share a similar denotation (e.g., confident, assertive, egotistic, pompous, smug). (I)

• 8.L.V.3.d

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

• 8.L.V.3.e

  Determine or clarify the nuanced meanings of closely related words or phrases using available print and/or digital resources to make strategic decisions when speaking and writing. (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 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

Describe relationships between words, phrases, and/or clauses (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, analogies, contextual clues) within a sentence to determine the meaning of unknown or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Use available print and/or digital resources, including reference materials and digital tools, to determine, clarify, or verify the meaning of unknown words.

Proficient

Analyze relationships between words, phrases, and/or clauses (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, analogies, contextual clues) beyond a sentence to determine, distinguish, or clarify the meaning of unknown and/or multiple-meaning words and phrases. Distinguish between the connotations of words that share a similar denotation (e.g., confident, assertive, egotistic, pompous, smug). Use available print and/or digital resources, including reference materials and digital tools (e.g., online search, embedded word processing features), to determine, clarify, or verify the meaning of multiple-meaning words and phrases. Determine or clarify the nuanced meanings of closely related words or phrases using available print and/or digital resources to make strategic decisions when writing.

Distinguished

Analyze relationships between words, phrases, and/or clauses (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, analogies, contextual clues) across a text to determine, distinguish, and/or clarify the meaning of unknown and/or 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

   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 (this standard)

   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.