Module · Grades 9-12 · English Language Arts

Key Terms and Academic Vocabulary

Determine unknown words, track how an author defines a key term, and use academic words.

Grade: Grades 9-12
Subject: English Language Arts
Course: English Language Arts
Strand: Language
Standards: L.9-10.4 L.9-10.6 RL.11-12.4 RI.11-12.4 L.11-12.6
CCSS-ELA

Tools

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Students follow one loaded word (faction, liberty, nature) through a founding essay or a novel, collecting...

5 words in English and Spanish: key term, refine, denotation, etymology, domain-specific. Print them as wall cards, mini cards or a student glossary.