The document outlines vocabulary development standards for 6th grade English Language Arts and Reading according to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum. It specifies that students should be able to determine meanings of words with Latin, Greek or other linguistic roots; use context clues to understand unfamiliar words; and use reference sources like dictionaries to define words.

1. Maria Moreno
Juanita Cruz
Santiago R. Baltazar
Rebecca Nisson

2. §110.18. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 6, Beginning with School Year
2009-2010.
 (2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary
and use it when reading and writing. Students are expected to:
 (A) determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived
from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes;
 (B) use context (e.g., cause and effect or compare and contrast organizational
text structures) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or multiple
meaning words;
 (C) complete analogies that describe part to whole or whole to part (e.g.,
ink:pen as page: ____ or pen:ink as book: _____);
 (D) explain the meaning of foreign words and phrases commonly used in
written English (e.g., RSVP, que sera sera); and
 (E) use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to
determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word choices,
and parts of speech of words.

3.  2) Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students
understand new vocabulary and use it when reading Vocabulary
and writing. Students are expected to: development
 (A) determine the meaning of grade-level academic 6th grade
English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other
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linguistic roots and affixes;
Implementation of
 (B) use context (e.g., cause and effect or compare
and contrast organizational text structures) to Texas Essential
determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar or Knowledge and
multiple meaning words; Skills for English
 (C) complete analogies that describe part to whole Language Arts and
or whole to part (e.g., ink:pen as page: ____ or Reading, Middle
pen:ink as book: _____);
School, Beginning
 (D) explain the meaning of foreign words and
phrases commonly used in written English (e.g., with School Year
RSVP, que sera sera); and 2009-2010.
 (E) use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus
(printed or electronic) to determine the meanings,
syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word
choices, and parts of speech of words

4. Main Menu
Choose your story
How to find:
 Synonyms
 Antonyms
 Word Origin (root word)
Using a dictionary or thesaurus
Activity

6.  Alternate  Word origins are the
 Biography “root” of a word
 Credit  The “root” of a word is a
 Dermatology
unit of meaning
 Magnificent
 Novel
 Phonograph
 Vacuum

7. ROOTS MEANING WORD
alter other alternate, alter ego
bio- life biography, autobiography,
biology, antibiotic
cred believe credible, credulous,
credibility, credit, credo
derm- skin dermatology, epidermis,
hypodermic
magn large magnify, magnate,
magnificent
nov new novel, renovate,
innovation, novella
phon-, phono- sound, voice telephone, euphony,
cacophony, phonograph
vac empty vacation, vacuum,
vacuous, vacant

8. Synonyms
What is a A Funny Synonym
Synonym? Example:
A synonym is a
word having the
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same or nearly the
same meaning as
another.

9. GAME...
GAME...
GAME...

10. How to use a
Dictionary & a
Thesaurus

11.  reference source in print or electronic form containing
words usually alphabetically arranged along with
information about their
forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meani
ngs, and syntactical and idiomatic uses

12. Click on one of the pictures below to follow the
hyperlink

13. In A Dictionary
Click on the picture!

14.  A book of words and their synonyms
 This book is used in the same manner of a dictionary.

15. What is an Antonym? Rebecca Nisson
 According to
Merriam-Webster,
“An antonym is a
word whose meaning
is directly opposite to
another word's
meaning.”

16. Original Word Antonym (opposite)
Disgusting Pleasant
Beautiful Ugly
Over Under
Fancy Plain
Stay Leave

17.  Matching Game
 Gamequarium.com
 Antonym “Jumbalaya”
 Antonym Battleship

18. 1. Choose your story from Storyline Online.
2. Select three vocabulary words that are new to you.
3. Complete the Inspiration activity for each word.

19.  http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/antonymss
ynonymsandhomonyms/preview.weml
 http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/
 http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-
language-arts/422-synonyms-a-antonyms.html
 http://www.merriam-
webster.com/help/thesnotes/antonyms.htm
 http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.
htm
 http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Readquarium/Voc
abulary/Synonyms/
 http://www.synonym.com/synonyms/

20.  http://www.wordorigins.com/
 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionary/wor
dentry/
 http://www.betterendings.org/homeschool/Words/
Root%20Words.htm
 http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/DICTIONARY
 http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=579
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