IXL skill plan | Reading grades 8-12 plan for the NWEA MAP® Growth™

Skill plan for the NWEA MAP^® Growth™ - Reading grades 8-12

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Literary Text
RIT Score: Less than 211
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Inferences 2. Draw inferences from a text Story elements 3. Identify story elements Character analysis 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Summarize 6. Summarize a story 7. Read drama Text analysis 8. Read fantasy with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 10. Read historical fiction with illustrations 11. Read realistic fiction 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Determine the themes of short stories Inferences 2. Draw inferences from a text Story elements 3. Identify story elements Character analysis 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Summarize 6. Summarize a story 7. Read drama Text analysis 8. Read fantasy with illustrations 9. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 10. Read historical fiction with illustrations 11. Read realistic fiction 12. Read historical fiction Poetry 13. Read poetry

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Poetry elements 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Visual elements 3. Compare mythological illustrations Point of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view 5. Compare and contrast points of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Poetry elements 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry Visual elements 3. Compare mythological illustrations Point of view 4. Identify the narrative point of view 5. Compare and contrast points of view
RIT Score: 211–214
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Theme 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Determine the themes of short stories Short stories 4. Analyze short stories Text evidence in literary passages 5. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 7. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 8. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2 9. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 10. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 2
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Theme 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Determine the themes of short stories Short stories 4. Analyze short stories Text evidence in literary passages 5. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 2 7. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 1 8. Analyze passages from The Lightning Thief: Part 2 9. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 1 10. Analyze passages from Esperanza Rising: Part 2

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view
RIT Score: 215–218
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Theme 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Determine the themes of short stories Short stories 4. Analyze short stories Text evidence in literary passages 5. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 2 7. Analyze passages from Anne of Green Gables: Part 1 8. Analyze passages from Anne of Green Gables: Part 2
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Inference 1. Draw inferences from literary texts Theme 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Determine the themes of short stories Short stories 4. Analyze short stories Text evidence in literary passages 5. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from A Long Walk to Water: Part 2 7. Analyze passages from Anne of Green Gables: Part 1 8. Analyze passages from Anne of Green Gables: Part 2

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Identify the narrative point of view
RIT Score: 219–220
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Inference 3. Draw inferences from literary texts Short stories 4. Analyze short stories Text evidence in literary passages 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts 6. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2 8. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1 9. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes 2. Determine the themes of short stories Inference 3. Draw inferences from literary texts Short stories 4. Analyze short stories Text evidence in literary passages 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts 6. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from The Giver: Part 2 8. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 1 9. Analyze passages from The Outsiders: Part 2

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view Compare texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view Compare texts 2. Compare two texts with different genres
RIT Score: 221–230
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes Text evidence 2. Identify supporting evidence in a text Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Analyze short stories: set 2 5. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 2
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes Text evidence 2. Identify supporting evidence in a text Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Analyze short stories: set 2 5. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from To Kill a Mockingbird: Part 2

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Analyze passages from Night: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from Night: Part 2 Compare texts 4. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Identify the narrative point of view 2. Analyze passages from Night: Part 1 3. Analyze passages from Night: Part 2 Compare texts 4. Compare two texts with different genres
RIT Score: 231+
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize		Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes Text evidence 2. Identify supporting evidence in a text Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Analyze short stories: set 2 5. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 2
Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize
Theme 1. Match the quotations with their themes Text evidence 2. Identify supporting evidence in a text Text analysis 3. Analyze short stories: set 1 4. Analyze short stories: set 2 5. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 1 6. Analyze passages from The Great Gatsby: Part 2

Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

Informational Text
RIT Score: Less than 211
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Text analysis 4. Read about animals 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Read about famous places 7. Read about sports and hobbies 8. Read about famous people 9. Read about business and technology 10. Read about science and nature 11. Read about history Supporting details 12. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 13. Compare information from two texts
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Text analysis 4. Read about animals 5. Read about art, music, and traditions 6. Read about famous places 7. Read about sports and hobbies 8. Read about famous people 9. Read about business and technology 10. Read about science and nature 11. Read about history Supporting details 12. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 13. Compare information from two texts

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Point of view 1. Compare and contrast points of view Text features 2. Select and use text features Graphic organizers 3. Read graphic organizers Text structure 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts 8. Identify and analyze text structures
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Point of view 1. Compare and contrast points of view Text features 2. Select and use text features Graphic organizers 3. Read graphic organizers Text structure 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions 7. Compare and contrast in informational texts 8. Identify and analyze text structures
RIT Score: 211–214
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read about science and nature 3. Trace an argument Text evidence in nonfiction books 4. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 5. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2 6. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 9. Compare information from two texts 10. Compare two texts with different genres Facts and opinions 11. Distinguish facts from opinions
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read about science and nature 3. Trace an argument Text evidence in nonfiction books 4. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 1 5. Analyze passages from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad: Part 2 6. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from I Am Malala: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 9. Compare information from two texts 10. Compare two texts with different genres Facts and opinions 11. Distinguish facts from opinions

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Graphic organizers 1. Read graphic organizers Text structure 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Identify text structures Author's purpose and point of view 6. Identify the author's purpose 7. Determine the author's point of view Logical fallacies 8. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Graphic organizers 1. Read graphic organizers Text structure 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Identify text structures Author's purpose and point of view 6. Identify the author's purpose 7. Determine the author's point of view Logical fallacies 8. Classify logical fallacies
RIT Score: 215–218
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read about animals 3. Read about science and nature 4. Read about history 5. Trace an argument Text evidence in nonfiction books 6. Analyze passages from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Part 2 8. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 1 9. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 2 Supporting details 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 11. Compare information from two texts 12. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read about animals 3. Read about science and nature 4. Read about history 5. Trace an argument Text evidence in nonfiction books 6. Analyze passages from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: Part 2 8. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 1 9. Analyze passages from A Night to Remember: Part 2 Supporting details 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 11. Compare information from two texts 12. Compare two texts with different genres

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Author's purpose and point of view 5. Identify the author's purpose 6. Determine the author's point of view Logical fallacies 7. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Author's purpose and point of view 5. Identify the author's purpose 6. Determine the author's point of view Logical fallacies 7. Classify logical fallacies
RIT Score: 219–220
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Text evidence in nonfiction books 4. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1 5. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2 6. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 9. Compare information from two texts 10. Compare two texts with different genres
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Read and understand informational passages 3. Trace an argument Text evidence in nonfiction books 4. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 1 5. Analyze passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Part 2 6. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Travels with Charley: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting details in informational texts Compare texts 9. Compare information from two texts 10. Compare two texts with different genres

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Author's purpose and point of view 5. Identify the author's purpose 6. Determine the author's point of view Logical fallacies 7. Classify logical fallacies
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Text structure 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures Author's purpose and point of view 5. Identify the author's purpose 6. Determine the author's point of view Logical fallacies 7. Classify logical fallacies
RIT Score: 221–230
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 3. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 4. Trace an argument: set 1 5. Trace an argument: set 2 6. Analyze passages from Night: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Night: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting evidence in a text
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 3. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 4. Trace an argument: set 1 5. Trace an argument: set 2 6. Analyze passages from Night: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from Night: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting evidence in a text

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Audience and purpose 1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Read workplace emails and memos 3. Read business letters and notices Argument development 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 5. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Rhetorical strategies 6. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 Persuasive strategies 8. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 9. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Audience and purpose 1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Read workplace emails and memos 3. Read business letters and notices Argument development 4. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 5. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Rhetorical strategies 6. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 7. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 Persuasive strategies 8. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 9. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
RIT Score: 231+
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize		Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 3. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 4. Trace an argument: set 1 5. Trace an argument: set 2 6. Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting evidence in a text
Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize
Main idea 1. Determine the main idea of a passage Text analysis 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 3. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 4. Trace an argument: set 1 5. Trace an argument: set 2 6. Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 1 7. Analyze passages from The Prince: Part 2 Supporting details 8. Identify supporting evidence in a text

Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure		Purpose 1. Identify audience and purpose Argument development 2. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Rhetorical strategies 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 5. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 Persuasive strategies 6. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 7. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure
Purpose 1. Identify audience and purpose Argument development 2. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim 3. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims Rhetorical strategies 4. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1 5. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2 Persuasive strategies 6. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements 7. Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing

Vocabulary
RIT Score: Less than 211
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 15. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 16. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 17. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 18. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 21. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 22. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 23. Use dictionary entries 24. Use dictionary definitions 25. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 26. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 27. Describe the difference between related words 28. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 29. Choose the synonym 30. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 31. Choose the antonym 32. Find antonyms in context Sensory details 33. Sort sensory details Similes and metaphors 34. Similes and metaphors with pictures 35. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Allusions 36. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 37. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 38. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 39. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 40. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Analogies 41. Analogies
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? 6. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 7. Words with pre- 8. Words with re- 9. Words with sub- 10. Words with mis- 11. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 12. Words with -ful 13. Words with -less 14. Words with -able and -ible Prefixes and suffixes 15. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Greek and Latin roots 16. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 17. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 18. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 21. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 22. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings Reference materials 23. Use dictionary entries 24. Use dictionary definitions 25. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 26. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 27. Describe the difference between related words 28. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 29. Choose the synonym 30. Find synonyms in context Antonyms 31. Choose the antonym 32. Find antonyms in context Sensory details 33. Sort sensory details Similes and metaphors 34. Similes and metaphors with pictures 35. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors Allusions 36. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 37. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 38. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 39. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 40. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Analogies 41. Analogies
RIT Score: 211–214
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 5. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? 7. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 8. Words with pre- 9. Words with re- 10. Words with sub- 11. Words with mis- 12. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 13. Words with -ful 14. Words with -less 15. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 16. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 17. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions 23. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 27. Find synonyms in context 28. Choose the synonym Antonyms 29. Find antonyms in context 30. Choose the antonym Figurative language 31. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 32. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 33. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 34. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Analogies 35. Analogies 36. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 5. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? 7. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 8. Words with pre- 9. Words with re- 10. Words with sub- 11. Words with mis- 12. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 13. Words with -ful 14. Words with -less 15. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 16. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 17. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions 23. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms 27. Find synonyms in context 28. Choose the synonym Antonyms 29. Find antonyms in context 30. Choose the antonym Figurative language 31. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 32. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Idioms and adages 33. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 34. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Analogies 35. Analogies 36. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 215–218
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 5. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 6. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary Multiple-meaning words 7. Which definition matches the sentence? 8. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 9. Words with pre- 10. Words with re- 11. Words with sub- 12. Words with mis- 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 14. Words with -ful 15. Words with -less 16. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 17. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions 23. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 27. Choose the synonym 28. Choose the antonym Figurative language 29. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 30. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 31. Analogies 32. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 5. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational 6. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary Multiple-meaning words 7. Which definition matches the sentence? 8. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 9. Words with pre- 10. Words with re- 11. Words with sub- 12. Words with mis- 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 14. Words with -ful 15. Words with -less 16. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 17. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions 23. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 27. Choose the synonym 28. Choose the antonym Figurative language 29. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 30. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 31. Analogies 32. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 219–220
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 5. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 6. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Multiple-meaning words 7. Which definition matches the sentence? 8. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 9. Words with pre- 10. Words with re- 11. Words with sub- 12. Words with mis- 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 14. Words with -ful 15. Words with -less 16. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 17. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions 23. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 27. Choose the synonym 28. Choose the antonym Figurative language 29. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 30. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 31. Analogies 32. Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Find words using context 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Academic vocabulary 5. Use academic vocabulary in context: literary 6. Use academic vocabulary in context: informational Multiple-meaning words 7. Which definition matches the sentence? 8. Which sentence matches the definition? Prefixes 9. Words with pre- 10. Words with re- 11. Words with sub- 12. Words with mis- 13. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 14. Words with -ful 15. Words with -less 16. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 17. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 18. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 19. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 20. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 21. Use dictionary entries 22. Use dictionary definitions 23. Use thesaurus entries Domain-specific vocabulary 24. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 25. Describe the difference between related words 26. Positive and negative connotation Synonyms and antonyms 27. Choose the synonym 28. Choose the antonym Figurative language 29. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 30. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Analogies 31. Analogies 32. Analogies: challenge
RIT Score: 221–230
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Word meaning 4. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words Prefixes 5. Words with pre- 6. Words with re- 7. Words with sub- 8. Words with mis- 9. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 10. Words with -ful 11. Words with -less 12. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 13. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 14. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 15. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 18. Use dictionary entries 19. Use dictionary definitions 20. Use thesaurus entries Shades of meaning 21. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figurative language 22. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 23. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Word patterns 24. Word pattern analogies 25. Word pattern sentences
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Word meaning 4. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words Prefixes 5. Words with pre- 6. Words with re- 7. Words with sub- 8. Words with mis- 9. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- Suffixes 10. Words with -ful 11. Words with -less 12. Words with -able and -ible Greek and Latin roots 13. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 14. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 15. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 16. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 17. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 18. Use dictionary entries 19. Use dictionary definitions 20. Use thesaurus entries Shades of meaning 21. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figurative language 22. Interpret figures of speech Allusions 23. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Word patterns 24. Word pattern analogies 25. Word pattern sentences
RIT Score: 231+
Vocabulary		Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Word meaning 3. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words Prefixes 4. Prefixes Suffixes 5. Suffixes Greek and Latin roots 6. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 7. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 8. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 9. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 11. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 12. Replace words using a thesaurus Domain-specific vocabulary 13. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects Shades of meaning 14. Describe the difference between related words 15. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figurative language 16. Interpret the figure of speech Allusions 17. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Word patterns 18. Word pattern analogies 19. Word pattern sentences
Vocabulary
Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context Word meaning 3. Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words Prefixes 4. Prefixes Suffixes 5. Suffixes Greek and Latin roots 6. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots 7. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 8. Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 9. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference materials 11. Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage 12. Replace words using a thesaurus Domain-specific vocabulary 13. Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects Shades of meaning 14. Describe the difference between related words 15. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence Figurative language 16. Interpret the figure of speech Allusions 17. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Word patterns 18. Word pattern analogies 19. Word pattern sentences

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