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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in…
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or…
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience,…
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence)…
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 6th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content,…