NY Next Generation ELA 9-10L4

9-10L4 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 9-10L4a

  Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phr...

• 9-10L4b

  Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy...

• 9-10L4c

  Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify it...

• 9-10L4d

  Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

01

What Students Need to Do

Students determine unfamiliar or multiple-meaning words through context, word-change patterns, and general or specialized references. They form a preliminary meaning and verify its precision, pronunciation, part of speech, and etymology when relevant.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student combines textual, grammatical, morphological, and reference evidence to select the correct sense. The student recognizes related forms across parts of speech and revises an inference when verification shows a mismatch.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may choose a familiar meaning that fits the sentence loosely or treat related forms as interchangeable. They may cite etymology as the current definition or stop after confirming only part of the word's use.

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How to Assess It

Give students three discipline-specific target words in context. Ask them to infer, document strategies, verify each meaning, and explain one revision from preliminary to final.

1. 01

   Build vocabulary dossiers with context, function, word family, reference evidence, etymology, preliminary meaning, and verified meaning.

2. 02

   Ask, ‘What is your strongest preliminary meaning, and which source could verify its exact use in this discipline?’

3. 03

   Play Verify the Sense by comparing context with multiple reference entries and rejecting tempting but inaccurate meanings.

4. 04

   Investigate a technical term in a primary source using context, morphology, etymology, and a specialized reference.

• 7L4

  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

• 6L4

  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

• 8L4

  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

• 4L4

  Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.