English // Vocabulary

Vocabulary Strategies

Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases using a flexible range of strategies — including context clues, Greek and Latin affixes and roots, reference materials, and verification of inferred meaning

Ages
11 to 14
Type
Method
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
10 codes

Quick check

When the learner encounters an unfamiliar word in a book or article, can they work out its meaning using context clues, word roots, or a dictionary — and then check whether their guess was right?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Use context clues (the overall meaning of a sentence, a word’s position or function) to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word
  • Break down a word using known Greek or Latin roots and affixes to deduce its meaning (e.g., 'malevolent' = mal- (bad) + volent (wishing))
  • Look up a word in a dictionary to verify or refine an inferred meaning

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

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Vocabulary Strategies

Ages 11 to 14 // Method

Leads to

1 topic
  • Academic VocabularyRequired

    Vocabulary // Ages 11 to 14

    Acquiring new vocabulary requires word-solving strategies to learn words independently

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
L.6.4L.6.4aL.6.4bL.7.4L.7.4aL.7.4bL.8.4L.8.4aL.8.4b
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
KS3-ENG-R-2a

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