Language and Style · Vocabulary & Language
Context and Etymology
Using context clues and Greek or Latin roots to determine the meaning of unknown academic vocabulary.
Key Questions
- 1How can understanding the history of a word help us remember its meaning?
- 2What strategies are most effective when context clues are ambiguous?
- 3How does a word's connotation differ from its denotation in specific contexts?
Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4.bCCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.4.c
Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Language and Style
Period: Vocabulary & Language
Suggested Methodologies
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