CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5.a - Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5.b - Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5.c - Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).

 
Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers

Title: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.5 Demonstrate Understanding Of Figurative Language, Word Relationships,... Language - 8th Grade English Language Arts Common Core State Standards

Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C.

Copyright Date: 2010

(Page last edited 10/08/2017)

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