Access Point #: LAFS.8.L.3.AP.4b (Archived Access Point)


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Verify the prediction of the meaning of a new word or phrase.

Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

  • Sort a given list of words into alphabetical order.
  • Identify the definition when presented with the entire listing of a word from a dictionary.
  • Identify the part of speech of a word when presented with the entire listing of a word from a dictionary.
  • Use the context to help decide which definition (from a list of definitions) is the most appropriate choice.

Number: LAFS.8.L.3.AP.4b Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised: 06/14 Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Related Standards

Name Description
LAFS.8.L.3.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
  1. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  2. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
  3. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
  4. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).



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