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1.2 2 Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words.
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1.3 5 Understand and explain frequently used synonyms, antonyms, and homographs.
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1.4 3 Know abstract, derived roots and affixes from Greek and Latin and use this knowledge to
analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., controversial).
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1.5 4 Understand and explain the figurative and metaphorical use of words in context.
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2.1 2 Understand how text features make information accessible and usable.(graphics, sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts and maps.
Key Standard
2.2 4 Analyze text that is organized in sequential or chronological order.
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2.3 3 Discern main ideas and concepts presented in texts, identifying and assessing evidence
that supports those ideas.
2.4 1 Draw inferences, conclusions, or generalizations about text and support them with
textual evidence and prior knowledge.
2.5 2 Distinguish facts, supported inferences, and opinions in text.
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3.1 1 Identify the analyze the characteristics of poetry, drama, fiction and nonfiction, and explain the appropriateness of the literary forms chosen by the author for a specific purpose.
3.2 2 Identify the main problem or conflict of the plot and explain how it is resolved.
3.32 Contrast the actions, motives (e.g., loyalty, selfishness, conscientiousness), and appearances
of characters in a work of fiction and discuss the importance of the contrasts to the
plot or theme.
3.4 2 Contrast the actions, motives (e.g., loyalty, selfishness, conscientiousness), and appearances
of characters in a work of fiction and discuss the importance of the contrasts to the
plot or theme.
3.52 Describe the function and effect of common literary devices (e.g., imagery, metaphor,
symbolism).
3.6 2 Evaluate the meaning of archetypal patterns and symbols that are found in myth and tradition by using literature from different eras and cultures.
3.7 2 Evaluate the author’s use of various techniques (e.g., appeal of characters in a picture book, logic and credibility of plots and settings, use of figurative language) to influence
readers’ perspectives.
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