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English · Grade 7

Precision Vocabulary and Figurative Meaning

Learners sharpen their word knowledge for reading and writing at a seventh-grade level. They use Greek and Latin roots such as bell, vert, path and tract, interpret allusions to myths, literature and history, distinguish shades of meaning among related words, and revise sentences to be precise and concise.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Precision vocabulary check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Use Greek and Latin roots and affixes (such as bell, vert/vers, path, tract, fid, mort) as clues to the meanings of words.
  • Interpret allusions to mythology, literature and history and explain what they add to a text.
  • Distinguish shades of meaning among related words by connotation and intensity, and choose the most precise word.
  • Revise sentences to be precise and concise by eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

Lessons

  1. Roots that unlock academic words 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Allusions: stories in a few words 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Shades of meaning 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Precise and concise 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  5. Precision vocabulary check 9 questions at the end

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