Description
Teaching your 7th grade students about using context clues to define terms? Do they need to use root words and affixes as well as reference materials to find definitions? This 36 page mini-unit about how to define or clarify unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases includes those skills, plus all you need to check for understanding and mastery of L.7.4.
With this standards-based resource, students will have access to several instructional resources and activities centered around defining terms for 7th grade.
This resource includes everything you need to check for understanding, including a summative assessment with a rubric. All answer keys are also included, as well as a teacher guide breaking down the standard into learning targets and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) stages.
This resource includes both a printable and digital version that is ready for Google Classroom and other distance learning platforms.
You can use this resource:
- To give extra practice with CCSS 7.L.4
- For extra writing practice
- For classwork, center rotations
- For assessments and test prep
- As a whole or in parts as needed
How will this resource help me?
- Easily assess where students are in their understanding of this standard
- Encourage students to self-assess their own growth
- Ensure standard mastery by assessing each objective within the standard
Standards addressed:
L.7.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
A: Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
B: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
C: Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
D: 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).
This resource includes:
- Teacher Guide with Digital Version Access
- L4 Defined Poster
- I Can Poster
- Standard Self-Assessment
- Context Clues
- Instructional Resource
- Five Types of Context Clues
- Practice Worksheet
- Root Words & Affixes
- Instructional Guide
- Affixes Guide
- Practice Worksheet
- Activity
- Reference Materials
- Types of Reference Materials
- Parts of Speech Defined
- Glossary and Appendix Guide
- Escape Room Activity
- L4 Summative Assessment with Rubric
- Answer Keys
