Virginia SOL 10.RV.1

10.RV.1 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 10.RV.1.A

  Develop and accurately use general academic and content-specific vocabulary through reading, discussing, and writing about grade-level texts and topics.

• 10.RV.1.B

  Use context and sentence structure to clarify the literal and figurative meanings of words and phrases.

• 10.RV.1.C

  Use structural analysis of roots, affixes, and etymology to clarify the meanings of unfamiliar and complex words.

• 10.RV.1.D

  Discriminate between the connotative and denotative meanings and interpret the connotation(s).

• 10.RV.1.E

  Identify and explain idiomatic language in context.

• 10.RV.1.F

  Explain the meaning of literary and classical allusions and figurative language in context and analyze their roles in texts.

• 10.RV.1.G

  Use newly learned words and phrases in multiple contexts, including in students’ discussions and speaking and writing activities.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students work out unfamiliar and complex meanings by using context, sentence structure, word parts, and word origins. They interpret connotations, idioms, allusions, and figurative language. They apply new academic and subject terms across discussion and writing.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students infer accurate meanings and explain which context clues, sentence patterns, roots, affixes, or origins helped. They distinguish literal meaning from tone and association, then use new terms correctly in speech and writing.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat the first dictionary definition as the only possible meaning. They may also mistake connotation for denotation, overlook sentence structure, or interpret idioms and allusions literally.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a short paragraph with one unfamiliar word and one figurative phrase underlined. Ask them to explain each meaning and cite the context, word parts, or allusion that supports it.

1. 01

   Give groups root, prefix, and suffix cards to combine into words, predict meanings, and verify each prediction with a dictionary.

2. 02

   Ask students to compare the words stubborn and determined, then write how each word changes a character description.

3. 03

   Play context clue stations where teams identify meanings, clue types, connotations, idioms, and allusions in short passages.

4. 04

   Collect headlines, advertisements, or song lyrics, then have students explain how one loaded word or figurative phrase shapes the message.

• 11.RV.1

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.

• 12.RV.1

  The 12th Grade version of this standard.

• 1.RV.1

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• 2.RV.1

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.