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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., satire, sarcasm) in context and analyze their role in the text.
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 9th - 12th 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.
- 9th - 12th 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 context or in a dictionary).
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word …
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocac…
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or ph…
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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of …
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Knowledge of Language.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline …
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Knowledge of Language.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more …
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Spell correctly.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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Conventions of Standard English.
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan State ELA Standards
- Language
Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adv…