Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.11-12.4: Determine how words or phrases in a text, including words with multiple meanings and figurative language, impacts the meaning of the text.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.11-12.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10). (See grade 11-12 Language standards 4-6 for additional expectations.) CA

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

When given a descriptive or familiar word, the student can demonstrate prior knowledge of the word and an understanding of words with opposite meaning.

Distal Precursor

The students can demonstrate an understanding that different words can refer to the same concept or idea.

Proximal Precursor

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student can determine the figurative meaning of words and phrases, such as idioms, analogies, and figures of speech.

Target

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student can determine how words and phrases, especially words with multiple meanings and figurative meaning, affect the meaning of the text.

Successor

After reading or hearing an informational text, the student can analyze how the author gradually shapes the ideas and claims through word and phrase choices and the arrangement of sentences.