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Subject Area - CC.1:
English Language Arts
English Language Arts
- Standard Area - CC.1.2: Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
- Grade Level - CC.1.2.3: GRADE 3
Standard - CC.1.2.3.A
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1b Identify details from the text to support answers to literal questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2b Retell key ideas fromthe text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3a Identify a connection between two events or steps in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.B
Ask and answer questions about the text and make inferences from text; refer to text to support responses.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards. -
Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1b Identify details from the text to support answers to literal questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2b Retell key ideas fromthe text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3a Identify a connection between two events or steps in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.C
Explain how a series of events, concepts, or steps in a procedure is connected within a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards. -
Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.1b Identify details from the text to support answers to literal questions.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2a Identify the main idea/central idea of a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.2b Retell key ideas fromthe text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-K.1.1.3a Identify a connection between two events or steps in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.D
Explain the point of view of the author.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a text is written.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1a Identify one point-of-view in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2 Use text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to efficiently locate information relevant to a given topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2a Identify information located in text features.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.E
Use text features and search tools to locate and interpret information.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a text is written.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.1a Identify one point-of-view in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2 Use text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to efficiently locate information relevant to a given topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.2.1.2a Identify information located in text features.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, distinguishing literal from non-literal meaning as well as shades of meaning among related words.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the literal and nonliteral meanings of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.G
Use information gained from text features to demonstrate understanding of a text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports a connection between two points in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences between 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.H
Describe how an author connects sentences and paragraphs in a text to support particular points.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports a connection between two points in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences between 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.I
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports a connection between two points in the text.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.2a Identify similarities or differences between 2 pieces of text on the same topic.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the literal and nonliteral meanings of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.K
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade-level reading and content; choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Anchor Descriptor - E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1a Use context to determine the meaning of an unknown or multiple meaning word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards. -
Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word oraffix to determine the meaning of a word.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2a Identify the literal and nonliteral meanings of a word or phrase.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E03.B-V.4.1.2b Use relationships between words to aid comprehension.
Alternate Eligible Content is designed for students assessed using the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Essentialized Example resources assist teachers in designing instruction that reduces content complexity while maintaining alignment to academic standards.
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Standard - CC.1.2.3.L
Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.
