Shades of Meaning
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Peter Holmquist
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Grade Levels
Not Grade Specific
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Standards
CCSSRL.5.4
CCSSRL.5.6
CCSSRL.6.4
CCSSRL.6.6
CCSSRL.8.4
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Peter Holmquist
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Description
Even middle grade students know what words mean but are unaware of tone and context and how writers choose specific words to elicit that meaning. This activity begins the journey to deepen student understanding of why they choose specific words in contexts that they are familiar with - why do they use slang words, but when adults use the same words they often sound weird?
This has been a great exercise for upper elementary through early high school grades, for sponge activity, or as part of a unit on author word choice.
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Teaching Duration
30 minutes
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
CCSSRL.5.6
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
CCSSRL.6.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
CCSSRL.6.6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
CCSSRL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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