Word+Work


 * From the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy In History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects p. 25 **
 * Note on range and content of student language use: **

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 * To build a foundation for college and career readiness in language,students must gain control over many conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics __as well as learn other ways to use language to convey meaning effectively__. They must also be able to determine or clarify the meaning of grade-appropriate words encountered through listening, reading, and media use; come to appreciate that words have nonliteral meanings, shadings of meaning, and relationships to other **** words; __and expand their vocabulary in the course of studying content__. The inclusion of Language standards in their own strand should not be taken as an indication that skills related to conventions, effective language use, and vocabulary are unimportant to reading, writing, speaking, and listening; indeed, they are inseparable from such contexts. **