ELA 7th Grade Student Learning Guide
MIU 1 – Connotations / Figurative Language
Essential Questions:
What are some strategies to help me understand the meanings of
words in text?
How might editing and revising my writing improve my final draft?
Learning Targets
Key Vocabulary

ELA.7.7.3 - I can determine the
meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in text by identifying
the figurative meaning of words.

ELA.7.7.4 - I can determine the
relationships between words by
distinguishing between the
connotations of words with similar
denotations.
denotation
connotation
figurative language
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
context clues

ELA.7.7.6 - I can understand the
meanings of words by using the
relationships between words to aid
comprehension.
Review
synonym
antonym

ELA.7.7.1 - I can understand and use
grade appropriate vocabulary by
writing in response to a question.

ELA.7.7.2 - I can use standard
English conventions by writing in
response to a question.
Evidence of Mastery
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MIU District Benchmark Assessment
o Comprehension Questions
o Written Response
Classroom Formative Assessments
Classwork
Written Responses
MIU 1
Student Self-Assessment
1
Skill
I can determine the meaning of words and
phrases as they are used in text by identifying
figurative meaning.
No
Self-Assessment
I can
I can
I can
define identify explain
2
I can determine the relationships between
words by distinguishing between the
connotations of words with similar
denotations.
No
I can
define
I can
I can
identify explain
3
I can determine the tone of a text by
identifying the author’s word choice.
No
I can
define
I can
I can
identify explain
4
I can understand the meanings of words by
using the relationships between words to aid
comprehension.
No
I can
define
I can
I can
identify explain
5
I can understand and use grade appropriate
vocabulary by writing in response to a
question.
No
I can
define
I can
I can
identify explain
6
I can use standard English conventions by
writing in response to a question.
No
I can
define
I can
I can
identify explain