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

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