Aligned Standard

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

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RL.9-10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text ,including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone). (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

When provided with a story to read or hear, the student can determine the meaning of frequently occurring or simple idioms and figures of speech.

Target

When provided with a story to read or hear, the student can determine the meaning of words and phrases, such as common idioms, analogies, and figures of speech.

Successor

After reading or hearing a story, the student can determine the meaning and effect of words and phrases as defined by context in a particular text.