Standards

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Language Standards

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative: English/Language Arts Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5a
Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5b
Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5c
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).