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TES Global

Blendspace: Synonyms and Antonyms and a Little Thesaurus

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This learning module provides assorted learning materials on synonyms and antonyms. It includes links to reference sheets and videos. Some worksheet and test links were not loading.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Interpreting Vocabulary in Context

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to interpret vocabulary by using context. L.9-10.4a Context/Meaning, L.11-12.4a Words/Context
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evaluating Possible Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to evaluate the possible meanings of vocabulary words. An audio lesson [3:07] and notes are included in this tutorial. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4
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Read Works

Read Works: 2nd Grade Lesson: Idioms

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this lesson, students use the book More Parts by Tedd Arnold to learn to identify and understand the use of idiom in a fiction text. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and independent...
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Read Works

Read Works: 3rd Grade Lesson: Metaphors

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which students use the book If You Hopped Like a Frog by David M. Schwartz and an additional short text to learn to identify and understand the use of metaphor in fiction. Lesson...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Determining Denotation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson explains how to determine the denotation of words; it defines denotation and offers a plan of action: look up the word in the dictionary, read all meanings paying attention to parts of speech, and compare each of these...
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Savvas Learning

Pearson Education: The Longman Vocabulary Website: Using Context Clues

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how to use context clues to improve your reading skills. This resource features exercises for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. L.9-10.4a, L.8.2.B Context/Meaning
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Denotation and Connotation (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Distinguish between the denotative (dictionary) meaning of a word and its connotative (emotions or associations that are implied rather than literal) meaning. L.9-10.5b nuances
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Other

National Math + Science Initiative: Vocabulary Study: Julius Caesar [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson unit covers vocabulary used in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Includes list of fifty SAT words with an accompanying glossary and references to the play, grouped under each act. This is followed by a fill-in-the-blank activity...
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Other

Kids Wordsmyth: Free Online Dictionary

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This is an interactive dictionary for kids. Students click on one of the 10 topics and find a list of related keywords; click on a keyword for its definition.
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Quia

Quia: Conjunction Itis Popup

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This Homonym activity has students select the correct word form from a drop down menu to fill in the blank in a sentence.