Access Point #: LAFS.8.L.3.AP.5b (Archived Access Point)


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Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).

Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

  • From a given list of words with similar denotations, choose an appropriate word to be used in a given context (e.g., short, stubby, petite – which word would you use to describe a friend’s mother?).
  • Use a dictionary to define words with similar denotations.

Number: LAFS.8.L.3.AP.5b Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised: 06/14 Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Related Standards

Name Description
LAFS.8.L.3.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  1. Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.
  2. Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
  3. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).



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