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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.1.2.5: GRADE 5
Determine two or more main ideas in a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1a Answer a literal question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal and inferential 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2a Summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2b Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3a Identify the relationship between two individuals, events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts 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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Cite textual evidence by quoting accurately from the text to explain what the text says explicitly and make inferences.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.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 - E05.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential question about a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal and inferential 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2a Summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2b Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3a Identify the relationship between two individuals, events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts 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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Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a text based on specific information in the text.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences and/or making generalizations from the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.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 - E05.B-K.1.1.1b Answer an inferential 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.1c Identify details from the text to support answers to literal and inferential 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2a Summarize 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. -
Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.2b Identify the main idea/central idea using key details/evidence from 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 - E05.B-K.1.1.3 Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, steps, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-K.1.1.3a Identify the relationship between two individuals, events, procedures, ideas, steps, or concepts 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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Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1a Identify similarities or differences in 2 points-of-view about one event or topic in 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.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in two or more texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2a Use text structure or text features to identify events, ideas, or concepts in 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.
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Use text structure, in and among texts, to interpret information (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/ solution).
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.1a Identify similarities or differences in 2 points-of-view about one event or topic in 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.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information and text features in two or more texts.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.2.1.2a Use text structure or text features to identify events, ideas, or concepts in 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.
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including interpretation of figurative language.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.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 - E05.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix to determine the meaning of a word.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1c 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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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2a Identify meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction 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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Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports an author’s point 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 - E05.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 or more 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 - E05.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports an author’s point 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 - E05.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 or more 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 - E05.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to demonstrate understanding of that topic.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.1a Identify evidence that supports an author’s point 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 - E05.B-C.3.1.2 Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to demonstrate subject knowledge.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-C.3.1.2a Combine information from 2 or more 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 - E05.B-C.3.1.3 Interpret text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and/or make connections between text and the content of text features.
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Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.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 - E05.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix 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. -
Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1c 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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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2a Identify meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction 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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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.
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Anchor Descriptor - E05.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts.
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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.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 - E05.B-V.4.1.1b Use a root word or affix 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. -
Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.1c 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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Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
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Alternate Eligible Content - E05.B-V.4.1.2a Identify meaning of figurative language in the context of a nonfiction 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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Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.