ELA 5th Grade Language

Description

• Use context clues (e.g., cause/effect, comparison, word relationships) to determine or clarify the meanings of general academic and content-area words and phrases

• Explain the meanings of common idioms (e.g., everything but the kitchen sink), adages (don't count your chickens before they hatch), and other sayings

• Use knowledge of word relationships (e.g., antonyms/synonyms, homographs) to clarify the meanings of words in a text

Use grade-appropriate general academic vocabulary, including transition and connective words (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, in addition) correctly in context as well as grade-appropriate content-area vocabulary when working within specific subject areas (e.g., chemical, congress, liberty, plot)

• Determine the meaning of figurative language (e.g., metaphors, similes, exaggeration) used in literary texts