Academic Words and Phrases
4th Grade
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Alabama Course of Study Standards:
10
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Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.- Explain how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
- Explain how figurative language contributes to the meaning of text, including
simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and idioms.
- Use the relationships between synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to
increase understanding of word meanings.
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Arizona Academic Standards:
4.RI.4
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
RI.4.4
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Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. |
California Common Core State Standards:
RI.4.4
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Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. (See grade 4 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) |
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RI.4.4
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE4RI4
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Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. |
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
RI.4.4
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Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. (See grade 4 Language Standards 4–6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.) |
Tennessee Academic Standards:
4.RI.CS.4
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Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.4.j
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Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.B-V.4.1.1
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.B-V.4.1.2
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.4.k
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.B-V.4.1.1
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.B-V.4.1.2
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.4.i
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.A-V.4.1.1
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.A-V.4.1.2
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.4.j
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Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic. |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.A-V.4.1.1
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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase, including words or phrases that allude to significant characters found in literature (e.g., Herculean effort). b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). |
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.A-V.4.1.2
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Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Explain the meaning of similes and metaphors in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms. |
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking:
ELA.4.V.1.3
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Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of multiple-meaning and unknown words and phrases, appropriate to grade leve |
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