Virginia SOL 2.RV.1.B
The Standard
Use vocabulary across content areas.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students learn words from math, science, social studies, and reading. They use accurate subject words when speaking and writing about what they have learned.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students accurately use recently taught terms during class discussions and in written responses. They can explain each word with an example that fits the subject.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may memorize a definition but use the word incorrectly in a sentence. They may also confuse everyday meanings with subject meanings, such as using difference only to mean a disagreement.
How to Assess It
- Give students four recent words, two from math and two from science. Ask them to choose one from each subject, explain it, and use it in a sentence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have students sort word and picture cards under math, science, social studies, and reading headings, then explain one match.
Ask students to write three sentences explaining a class topic with at least two recently taught subject words.
Play vocabulary bingo using definitions, examples, or pictures as clues for words from recent units.
Read a weather forecast and circle science words, then discuss how each word helps readers understand the forecast.
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Related Standards
- 1.RV.1.D
The 1st Grade version of this standard.
- 12.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.A
Develop and accurately use general academic and content-specific vocabulary through reading, discussing, and writing about grade-level texts and topics.
- K.RV.1.C
Use vocabulary from across content areas
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