CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.6
The Standard
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Language Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify and learn useful words they meet in reading and class subjects. They use those words accurately when speaking and writing, choosing terms that make their meaning clear.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain a new word in context, distinguish it from close synonyms, and use it correctly in an original sentence. The student notices when an unknown term blocks understanding and uses a reliable source to clarify it.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy a dictionary definition without understanding how the word works in context. They may confuse related words, use technical terms too broadly, or force new vocabulary into sentences where it does not fit.
How to Assess It
- Use this exit ticket: “The drought caused a significant decline in the reservoir’s water level.” Define significant, give a fitting synonym, and use it in a new sentence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs word cards and example cards, then have students match each term to an example and correct one deliberate mismatch.
Ask students to choose reluctant or afraid for a character’s response and defend the choice with text evidence.
Play vocabulary charades with current science and social studies terms, requiring the guesser to use each word in a sentence.
Have students annotate a school announcement, replacing vague words with precise academic words that make the message clearer.
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