1. Common Core State Standards
2. ELA/Literacy
3. Grade 8
4. Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Outcomes

• 8.L.4.a
  Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
  Play Activities 20
  Examples
• 8.L.4.b
  Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
  Play Activities 5
  Examples
• 8.L.5
  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  Play Activities 21
  Examples
• 8.L.5.a
  Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.
  Play Activities 6
  Examples
• 8.L.5.b
  Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
  Play Activities 7
  Examples
• 8.L.5.c
  Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).
  Play Activities 21
  Examples