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Minnesota Academic Standards Language Arts K-12 - East Metro ...

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Grade<br />

Level<br />

GRADE<br />

9, 10, 11,<br />

<strong>12</strong><br />

Strand Sub-Strand Standard Benchmarks<br />

B. Vocabulary<br />

Expansion<br />

The student will apply a<br />

variety of strategies to<br />

expand vocabulary.<br />

1. Acquire, understand and use vocabulary by learning words<br />

through explicit vocabulary instruction and independent<br />

reading, and appropriately use these words in writing.<br />

2. Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and metaphors<br />

by using dictionaries, context clues and reference books.<br />

3. Identify and analyze analogies.<br />

4. Apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes and<br />

suffixes to understand content area vocabulary.<br />

5. Understand the meaning of unknown words using<br />

derivations, such as word roots and word origins.

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