Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including common idioms, analogies, and figures of speech.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper). (See grade 9-10 Language standards 4-6 for additional expectations.) CA

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

The student can identify relevant words for describing familiar people, places, things, or events.

Distal Precursor

When given a sentence from the text with a missing word, the student can provide a word from the text or a similar-meaning word to complete the sentence.

Proximal Precursor

After reading or hearing a text, the student can identify the commonly understood cultural and/or emotional meaning of words and phrases in the text.

Target

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.

Successor

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.