L.6.5
Common Core State Standards · 6th Grade
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Child standards (3)
- L.6.5.aInterpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
- L.6.5.bUse the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
- L.6.5.cDistinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., _stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty_).