6.2.A
The Standard
use print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students consult print or online dictionaries to investigate unfamiliar words. They identify the meaning that fits the context, syllable breaks, pronunciation, language history, and grammatical role. They then use the word accurately.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given an unfamiliar word in context, students find and record each requested detail accurately. They choose the matching definition, pronounce the word correctly, and explain how its part of speech shapes its use.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often copy the first definition without checking the sentence context. They may confuse syllable breaks with word parts or mistake the pronunciation guide for spelling. They may also assume a word always has the same part of speech.
How to Assess It
- Give students the sentence, “The scientist will conduct the experiment.” Ask them to use a dictionary to record conduct’s meaning, syllables, pronunciation, origin, and part of speech.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed dictionary entries and label cards to match meaning, syllables, pronunciation, origin, and part of speech with each entry section.
Ask students to compare conduct in two sentences and explain how its pronunciation, meaning, and part of speech change.
Run a dictionary scavenger hunt where teams locate five assigned words and record each requested entry detail accurately.
Students select an unfamiliar word from a school notice, research it, then write a clear sentence using it correctly.
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Related Standards
- 7.2.A
use print or digital resources to determine the meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, word origin, and part of speech
- 5.3.A
use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, pronunciation, and word origin;
- 8.2.A
The 8th Grade version of this standard.
- 3.3.A
use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation;
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