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ACING GUIDLnS GkADLS 1112

uefloltloo of locloq 1he lnLenL of Lhe Common Core SLaLe SLandards ls masLery of gradelevel conLenL by Lhe end of Lhe school year 1herefore Lhe Clark CounLy School ulsLrlcL ls changlng from Lhe ColJe lot 8eocbmotks
whlch lndlcaLe masLery of cc5u lowet 5tooJotJs aL Lhe end of each quarLer Lo locloq ColJes whlch ldenLlfy Lhe lnsLrucLlonal focus durlng each quarLer SLandards paced ln a quarLer wlll serve as Lhe focus of lnsLrucLlon
however Lhere wlll be ongolng lnsLrucLlon (le dally revlew longLerm revlew and reLeachlng) LhroughouL Lhe school year of all prevlouslyLaughL gradelevel sLandards 1he order ln whlch Lhe sLandards appear ln each
quarLer does noL necessarlly lndlcaLe Lhe order ln whlch Lhey are Lo be LaughL wlLhln Lhe quarLer

Strand uarter 1
uarter 2
%5l lo wtltloq 11
tb
CtoJe)
uarter 3 uarter 4
kead|ng
L|terature
NV 312S valuaLe Lhe use and
purpose of lmagery flguraLlve
language and sound devlces
analyze Lhe auLhor's use of
language and/or synLax
NV 3127 Analyze Lhe lnfluence
of hlsLorlcal evenLs and culLure on
an auLhor's work
(kL11121) ClLe sLrong and
Lhorough LexLual evldence Lo
supporL analysls of whaL Lhe LexL
says expllclLly as well as
lnferences drawn from Lhe LexL
lncludlng deLermlnlng where Lhe
LexL leaves maLLers uncerLaln
(kL11126) Analyze a case ln
whlch grasplng polnL of vlew
requlres dlsLlngulshlng whaL ls
dlrecLly sLaLed ln a LexL from whaL
ls really meanL (eg saLlre
sarcasm lrony or
undersLaLemenL)
NV 3124 valuaLe Lhe effecL of an
auLhor's use of polnL of vlew analyze
elemenLs of ploL when Lhe polnL of
vlew ls changed
NV 3126 Make lnferences and draw
concluslons Lo explaln Lhe auLhor's
use of sLyllsLlc devlces Lo creaLe Lone
and mood and Lo explaln Lhe auLhor's
use of lrony
(kL11124) ueLermlne Lhe meanlng
of words and phrases as Lhey are used
ln Lhe LexL lncludlng flguraLlve and
connoLaLlve meanlngs analyze Lhe
lmpacL of speclflc word cholces on
meanlng and Lone lncludlng words
wlLh mulLlple meanlngs or language
LhaL ls parLlcularly fresh engaglng or
beauLlful (lnclude Shakespeare as
well as oLher auLhors)
NV 312A1 Analyze an auLhor's use
and purpose of symbollsm
(kL11129) uemonsLraLe knowledge
of elghLeenLh nlneLeenLh and early
LwenLleLhcenLury foundaLlonal works
of Amerlcan llLeraLure lncludlng how
Lwo or more LexLs from Lhe same
perlod LreaL slmllar Lhemes or Loplcs
(kL11122) ueLermlne Lwo or more
Lhemes or cenLral ldeas of a LexL and
analyze Lhelr developmenL over Lhe
course of Lhe LexL lncludlng how Lhey
lnLeracL and bulld on one anoLher Lo
produce a complex accounL provlde
an ob[ecLlve summary of Lhe LexL
NV 3123 Analyze Lheme Lo show Lhe
LexL's connecLlons Lo human
experlence and/or lessons learned ln
LexL
NV 3121 Analyze Lhe
lnLerrelaLlonshlps beLween ploL and
seLLlng based on evldence analyze
Lhe lnLerrelaLlonshlps among
elemenLs of ploL based on evldence
analyze an auLhor's use of flashback
analyze an auLhor's use of
foreshadowlng
(kL11123) Analyze Lhe lmpacL of Lhe
auLhor's cholces regardlng how Lo
develop and relaLe elemenLs of a sLory
or drama (eg where a sLory ls seL
how Lhe acLlon ls ordered how Lhe
characLers are lnLroduced and
developed)
NV 3122 valuaLe Lhe auLhor's
meLhods of characLerlzaLlon
(kL1112S) Analyze how an auLhor's
cholces concernlng how Lo sLrucLure
speclflc parLs of a LexL (eg Lhe cholce
of where Lo begln or end a sLory Lhe
(kL11127) Analyze mulLlple
lnLerpreLaLlons of a sLory drama or
poem (eg recorded or llve
producLlon of a play or recorded novel
or poeLry) evaluaLlng how each
verslon lnLerpreLs Lhe source LexL
(lnclude aL leasL one play by
Shakespeare and one play by an
Amerlcan dramaLlsL)
(kL111210) 8y Lhe end of grade 11
read and comprehend llLeraLure
lncludlng sLorles dramas and poems
ln Lhe grades 11CC8 LexL complexlLy
band proflclenLly wlLh scaffoldlng as
needed aL Lhe hlgh end of Lhe range
8y Lhe end of grade 12 read and
comprehend llLeraLure lncludlng
sLorles dramas and poems aL Lhe
hlgh end of Lhe grades 11CC8 LexL
complexlLy band lndependenLly and
proflclenLly
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cholce Lo provlde a comedlc or Lraglc
resoluLlon) conLrlbuLe Lo lLs overall
sLrucLure and meanlng as well as lLs
aesLheLlc lmpacL
kead|ng
Informat|ona|
1ext
NV 4123 Make lnferences and
draw concluslons Lo deLermlne
lmporLanL lnformaLlon maln ldea
and supporLlng deLalls w/focus on
pollLlcal essays research arLlcles
workplace documenLs consumer
documenLs nosLalglc pleces
commenLarles speclal lnLeresL
arLlcles analyze Lhe auLhor's use
of organlzaLlonal sLrucLure
analyze Lhe loglc and/or supporL
of an auLhor's argumenL
vlewpolnL or perspecLlve
NV 4124 Analyze Lhe lnfluence
of hlsLorlcal evenLs and culLure on
an auLhor's work
(kI11121) ClLe sLrong and
Lhorough LexLual evldence Lo
supporL analysls of whaL Lhe LexL
says expllclLly as well as
lnferences drawn from Lhe LexL
lncludlng deLermlnlng where Lhe
LexL leaves maLLers uncerLaln
(kI11129) Analyze
sevenLeenLh elghLeenLh and
nlneLeenLhcenLury foundaLlonal
uS documenLs of hlsLorlcal and
llLerary slgnlflcance (lncludlng 1he
ueclaraLlon of lndependence Lhe
reamble Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon Lhe
8lll of 8lghLs and Llncoln's
Second lnaugural Address) for
Lhelr Lhemes purposes and
rheLorlcal feaLures
(kI11128) uellneaLe and
evaluaLe Lhe reasonlng ln semlnal
uS LexLs lncludlng Lhe
NV 4122 Analyze Lhe auLhor's use of
language and/or synLax explaln Lhe
auLhor's use of sLyllsLlc devlces Lo
creaLe Lone analyze lnLended and
unlnLended effecLs of persuaslve
and/or propaganda Lechnlques ln LexL
analyze persuaslve language and
Lechnlques for lnLenL and/or
effecLlveness ln LexL
(kI11126) ueLermlne an auLhor's
polnL of vlew or purpose ln a LexL ln
whlch Lhe rheLorlc ls parLlcularly
effecLlve analyzlng how sLyle and
conLenL conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe power
persuaslveness or beauLy of Lhe LexL
(kI11124) ueLermlne Lhe meanlng
of words and phrases as Lhey are used
ln a LexL lncludlng flguraLlve
connoLaLlve and Lechnlcal meanlngs
analyze how an auLhor uses and
reflnes Lhe meanlng of a key Lerm or
Lerms over Lhe course of a LexL (eg
how Madlson deflnes foctloo ln
leJetollst no 10)
(kI11127) lnLegraLe and evaluaLe
mulLlple sources of lnformaLlon
presenLed ln dlfferenL medla or
formaLs (eg vlsually quanLlLaLlvely)
as well as ln words ln order Lo address
a quesLlon or solve a problem
(kI11122) ueLermlne Lwo or more
cenLral ldeas of a LexL and analyze
Lhelr developmenL over Lhe course of
Lhe LexL lncludlng how Lhey lnLeracL
and bulld on one anoLher Lo provlde a
complex analysls provlde an ob[ecLlve
summary of Lhe LexL
(kI11123) Analyze a complex seL of
ldeas or sequence of evenLs and
explaln how speclflc lndlvlduals ldeas
or evenLs lnLeracL and develop over
Lhe course of LexL
(kI1112S) Analyze and evaluaLe Lhe
effecLlveness of Lhe sLrucLure an
auLhor uses ln hls or her exposlLlon or
argumenL lncludlng wheLher Lhe
sLrucLure makes polnLs clear
convlnclng and engaglng
(kI111210) 8y Lhe end of grade 11
read and comprehend llLerary
nonflcLlon ln Lhe grades 11CC8 LexL
complexlLy band proflclenLly wlLh
scaffoldlng as needed aL Lhe hlgh end
of Lhe range 8y Lhe end of grade 12
read and comprehend llLerary
nonflcLlon aL Lhe hlgh end of Lhe
grades 11CC8 LexL complexlLy band
lndependenLly and proflclenLly
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appllcaLlon of consLlLuLlonal
prlnclples and use of legal
reasonlng (eg ln uS Supreme
CourL ma[orlLy oplnlons and
dlssenLs) and Lhe premlses
purposes and argumenLs ln
works of publlc advocacy (eg
@be leJetollst presldenLlal
addresses)
Jr|t|ng NV 6121 JrlLe exposlLory LexLs
uslng organlzaLlonal sLrucLures
relevanL evldence and sLyllsLlc
devlces approprlaLe Lo audlence
and purpose
(J11122) JrlLe
lnformaLlve/explanaLory LexLs Lo
examlne and convey complex
ldeas concepLs and lnformaLlon
clearly and accuraLely Lhrough
Lhe effecLlve selecLlon
organlzaLlon and analysls of
conLenL
a lnLroduce a Loplc organlze
complex ldeas concepLs and
lnformaLlon so LhaL each new
elemenL bullds on LhaL whlch
precedes lL Lo creaLe a unlfled
whole lnclude formaLLlng (eg
headlngs) graphlcs (eg flgures
Lables) and mulLlmedla when
useful Lo aldlng comprehenslon
b uevelop Lhe Loplc Lhoroughly
by selecLlng Lhe mosL slgnlflcanL
and relevanL facLs exLended
deflnlLlons concreLe deLalls
quoLaLlons or oLher lnformaLlon
and examples approprlaLe Lo Lhe
audlence's knowledge of Lhe
Loplc
c use approprlaLe and varled
LranslLlons and synLax Lo llnk Lhe
NV 612S JrlLe analyses of
exposlLory LexLs based on loglcal
argumenLs by provldlng credlble
evldence LhaL supporLs sLaLed
asserLlons
(J11127) ConducL shorL as well as
more susLalned research pro[ecLs Lo
answer a quesLlon (lncludlng a self
generaLed quesLlon) or solve a
problem narrow or broaden Lhe
lnqulry when approprlaLe synLheslze
mulLlple sources on Lhe sub[ecL
demonsLraLlng undersLandlng of Lhe
sub[ecL under lnvesLlgaLlon
(J11129) uraw evldence from
llLerary or lnformaLlonal LexL Lo
supporL analysls reflecLlon and
research
a ly qtoJes 1112 keoJloq
stooJotJs Lo llLeraLure (eg
uemonsLraLe knowledge of
elghLeenLh nlneLeenLh and early
LwenLleLhcenLury foundaLlonal works
of Amerlcan llLeraLure lncludlng how
Lwo or more LexLs from Lhe same
perlod LreaL slmllar Lhemes or
Loplcs")
b ly qtoJes 1112 keoJloq
stooJotJs Lo llLerary nonflcLlon (eg
uellneaLe and evaluaLe Lhe reasonlng
ln semlnal uS LexLs lncludlng Lhe
appllcaLlon of consLlLuLlonal prlnclples
NV 6124 JrlLe llLerary analyses
based on crlLlcal sLances supporLed by
Lhe LexL and/or a varleLy of sources
NV 6129 JrlLe research papers by
analyzlng lnformaLlon from prlmary
and secondary sources paraphraslng
and summarlzlng lnformaLlon
evaluaLlng credlblllLy of resources
evaluaLlng lnformaLlon from Lwo or
more sources relaLed Lo a Loplc and
clLlng sources uslng a speclfled sLyle
manual
(J1112S) uevelop and sLrengLhen
wrlLlng as needed by plannlng
revlslng edlLlng rewrlLlng or Lrylng a
new approach focuslng on addresslng
whaL ls mosL slgnlflcanL for a speclflc
purpose and audlence ocloJloq l11
121
(J11126) use Lechnology lncludlng
Lhe lnLerneL Lo produce publlsh and
updaLe lndlvldual or shared wrlLlng
producLs ln response Lo ongolng
feedback lncludlng new argumenLs or
lnformaLlon
(J11124) roduce clear and
coherenL wrlLlng ln whlch Lhe
developmenL organlzaLlon and sLyle
are approprlaLe Lo Lask purpose and
audlence ocloJloq l11121J
NV 6122 JrlLe narraLlve/descrlpLlve
composlLlons LhaL demonsLraLe
conLrol of a range of sLraLegles Lo
achleve purpose
NV 6127 JrlLe a varleLy of
professlonal and/or Lechnlcal pleces
of wrlLlng followlng esLabllshed
formaLs
(J11123) JrlLe narraLlves Lo
develop real or lmaglned experlences
or evenLs uslng effecLlve Lechnlque
wellchosen deLalls and well
sLrucLured evenL sequences
a ngage and orlenL Lhe reader by
seLLlng ouL a problem slLuaLlon or
observaLlon and lLs slgnlflcance
esLabllshlng one or mulLlple polnL(s)
of vlew and lnLroduclng a narraLor
and/or characLers creaLe a smooLh
progresslon of experlences or evenLs
b use narraLlve Lechnlques such as
dlalogue paclng descrlpLlon
reflecLlon and mulLlple ploL llnes Lo
develop experlences evenLs and/or
characLers
c use a varleLy of Lechnlques Lo
sequence evenLs so LhaL Lhey bulld on
one anoLher Lo creaLe a coherenL
whole and bulld Loward a parLlcular
Lone and ouLcome (eg a sense of
mysLery suspense growLh or
resoluLlon)
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ma[or secLlons of Lhe LexL creaLe
coheslon and clarlfy Lhe
relaLlonshlps among complex
ldeas and concepLs
d use preclse language domaln
speclflc vocabulary and
Lechnlques such as meLaphor
slmlle and analogy Lo manage
Lhe complexlLy of Lhe Loplc
e sLabllsh and malnLaln a formal
sLyle and ob[ecLlve Lone whlle
aLLendlng Lo Lhe norms and
convenLlons of Lhe dlsclpllne ln
whlch Lhey are wrlLlng
f rovlde a concludlng sLaLemenL
or secLlon LhaL follows from and
supporLs Lhe lnformaLlon or
explanaLlon presenLed (eg
arLlculaLlng lmpllcaLlons or Lhe
slgnlflcance of Lhe Loplc)
NV 6126 JrlLe persuaslve LexL
uslng rheLorlc approprlaLe Lo
audlence and purpose LhaL clearly
sLaLes and supporLs a poslLlon
(J11121) JrlLe argumenLs Lo
supporL clalms ln an analysls of
subsLanLlve Loplcs or LexLs uslng
valld reasonlng and relevanL and
sufflclenL evldence
a lnLroduce preclse
knowledgeable clalm(s) esLabllsh
Lhe slgnlflcance of Lhe clalm(s)
dlsLlngulsh Lhe clalm(s) from
alLernaLe or opposlng clalms and
creaLe an organlzaLlon LhaL
loglcally sequences clalm(s)
counLerclalms reasons and
evldence
b uevelop clalm(s) and
counLerclalms falrly and
Lhoroughly supplylng Lhe mosL
and use of legal reasonlng (eg ln uS
Supreme CourL Case ma[orlLy oplnlons
and dlssenLs(s) and Lhe premlses
purposes and argumenLs ln works of
publlc advocacy eg 1he lederallsL
presldenLlal addresses")
(J11128) CaLher relevanL
lnformaLlon from mulLlple
auLhorlLaLlve prlnL and dlglLal sources
uslng advanced searches effecLlvely
assess Lhe sLrengLhs and llmlLaLlons of
each source ln Lerms of Lhe Lask
purpose and audlence lnLegraLe
lnformaLlon lnLo Lhe LexL selecLlvely Lo
malnLaln Lhe flow of ldeas avoldlng
plaglarlsm and overrellance on any
one source and followlng a sLandard
formaL for clLaLlon
CCSD 612Sa Summarlze exposlLory
lnformaLlon
d use preclse words and phrases
Lelllng deLalls and sensory language
Lo convey a vlvld plcLure of Lhe
experlences evenLs seLLlng and/or
characLers
e rovlde a concluslon LhaL follows
from and reflecLs on whaL ls
experlenced observed or resolved
over Lhe course of Lhe narraLlve
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relevanL evldence for each whlle
polnLlng ouL Lhe sLrengLhs and
llmlLaLlons of boLh ln a manner
LhaL anLlclpaLes Lhe audlence's
knowledge level concerns
values and posslble blases
c use words phrases and
clauses as well as varled synLax Lo
llnk Lhe ma[or secLlons of Lhe
LexL creaLe coheslon and clarlfy
Lhe relaLlonshlps beLween
clalm(s) and reasons beLween
reasons and evldence and
beLween clalm(s) and
counLerclalms
d sLabllsh and malnLaln a formal
sLyle and ob[ecLlve Lone whlle
aLLendlng Lo Lhe norms and
convenLlons of Lhe dlsclpllne ln
whlch Lhey are wrlLlng
e rovlde a concludlng sLaLemenL
or secLlon LhaL follows from and
supporLs Lhe argumenL
presenLed
(J111210) JrlLe rouLlnely
over exLended Llme frames (Llme
for research reflecLlon and
revlslon) and shorLer Llme frames
(a slngle slLLlng of a day or Lwo)
for a range of dlsclpllnespeclflc
Lasks purposes and audlences

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Speak|ng
L|sten|ng
NV 712S LlsLen Lo provlde and
evaluaLe consLrucLlve feedback
solve problems by ldenLlfylng
synLheslzlng and evaluaLlng daLa
(SL11121) lnlLlaLe ln and
parLlclpaLe effecLlvely ln a range
of collaboraLlve dlscusslons (one
onone ln groups and Leacher
led) wlLh dlverse parLners on
grades 1112 Loplcs LexLs and
lssues bulldlng on oLhers' ldeas
and expresslng Lhelr own clearly
and persuaslvely
a Come Lo dlscusslons prepared
havlng read and researched
maLerlal under sLudy expllclLly
draw on LhaL preparaLlon by
referrlng Lo evldence from LexLs
and oLher research on Lhe Loplc
or lssue Lo sLlmulaLe a LhoughLful
wellreasoned exchange of ldeas
b Jork wlLh peers Lo promoLe
clvll democraLlc dlscusslons and
declslonmaklng seL clear goals
and deadllnes and esLabllsh
lndlvldual roles as needed
c ropel conversaLlons by
poslng and respondlng Lo
quesLlons LhaL probe reasonlng
and evldence ensure a hearlng
for all range of poslLlons on a
Loplc or lssue clarlfy verlfy or
challenge ldeas and concluslons
and promoLe dlvergenL and
creaLlve perspecLlves
d 8espond LhoughLfully Lo
dlverse perspecLlves synLheslze
commenLs clalms and evldence
made on all sldes of an lssue
resolve conLradlcLlons when
posslble and deLermlne whaL
NV 8123 use publlc speaklng
Lechnlques Lo dellver presenLaLlons
(SL11122) lnLegraLe mulLlple
sources of lnformaLlon presenLed ln
dlverse formaLs and medla (eg
vlsually quanLlLaLlvely orally) ln order
Lo make lnformed declslons and solve
problems evaluaLlng Lhe credlblllLy
and accuracy of each source and
noLlng and dlscrepancles among Lhe
daLa
(SL11123) valuaLe a speaker's
polnL of vlew reasonlng and use of
evldence and rheLorlc assesslng Lhe
sLance premlses llnks among ldeas
word cholce polnLs of emphasls and
Lone used
(SL11124) resenL lnformaLlon
flndlngs and supporLlng evldence
conveylng a clear and dlsLlncL
perspecLlve such LhaL llsLeners can
follow Lhe llne of reasonlng
alLernaLlve or opposlng perspecLlves
are addressed and Lhe organlzaLlon
developmenL subsLance and sLyle are
approprlaLe Lo purpose audlence and
a range of formal and lnformal Lasks
(SL1112S) Make sLraLeglc use of
dlglLal medla (eg LexLual graphlcal
audlo vlsual and lnLeracLlve
elemenLs) ln presenLaLlons Lo enhance
undersLandlng of flndlngs reasonlng
and evldence and Lo add lnLeresL
(SL11126) AdapL speech Lo a varleLy
of conLexLs and Lasks demonsLraLlng
a command of formal ngllsh when
lndlcaLed or approprlaLeocloJloq
l11121J
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addlLlonal lnformaLlon or
research ls requlred Lo deepen
Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon or compleLe Lhe
Lask
Language NV S124 dlL for correcL use of
mechanlcs
NV S126 dlL for correcL
senLence sLrucLure
(L11121) uemonsLraLe
command of Lhe convenLlons of
sLandard ngllsh grammar and
usage when wrlLlng or speaklng
a Apply Lhe undersLandlng LhaL
usage ls a maLLer of convenLlon
can change over Llme and ls
someLlmes conLesLed
b 8esolve lssues of complex or
conLesLed usage consulLlng
references (eg ,ettlom
webstets ulctloooty of oqllsb
usoqe Cotoets ,oJeto
metlcoo usoqe) as needed
(L11122) uemonsLraLe
command of Lhe convenLlons of
sLandard ngllsh caplLallzaLlon
puncLuaLlon and spelllng when
wrlLlng
a Cbserve hyphenaLlon
convenLlons
b Spell correcLly
(L11123) Apply knowledge of
language Lo undersLand how language
funcLlons ln dlfferenL conLexLs Lo
make effecLlve cholces for meanlng or
sLyle and Lo comprehend more fully
when readlng or llsLenlng
a vary synLax for effecL consulLlng
references (eg 1ufLe's ttfol
5eoteoces) for guldance as needed
apply an undersLandlng of synLax Lo
Lhe sLudy of complex LexLs when
readlng
(L11126) Acqulre and use accuraLely
general academlc and domalnspeclflc
words and phrases sufflclenL for
readlng wrlLlng speaklng and
llsLenlng aL Lhe college and career
readlness level demonsLraLe
lndependence ln gaLherlng vocabulary
knowledge when conslderlng a word
or phrase lmporLanL Lo
comprehenslon or expresslon
(L11124) ueLermlne or clarlfy Lhe
meanlng of unknown and mulLlple
meanlng words and phrases based on
qtoJes 1112 teoJloq ooJ cooteot
chooslng flexlbly from a range of
sLraLegles
a use conLexL (eg Lhe overall
meanlng of a senLence paragraph or
LexL a word's poslLlon or funcLlon ln a
senLence) as a clue Lo Lhe meanlng of
a word or phrase
b ldenLlfy and correcLly use paLLerns
of word changes LhaL lndlcaLe
dlfferenL meanlngs or parLs of speech
(eg coocelve coocetloo
coocelvoble)
c ConsulL general and speclallzed
reference maLerlals (eg dlcLlonarles
glossarles Lhesauruses) boLh prlnL
and dlglLal Lo flnd Lhe pronunclaLlon
of a word or deLermlne or clarlfy lLs
preclse meanlng lLs parL of speech lLs
eLymology or lLs sLandard usage
d verlfy Lhe prellmlnary
deLermlnaLlon of Lhe meanlng of a
word or phrase (eg by checklng Lhe
lnferred meanlng ln conLexL or ln a
dlcLlonary)
(L1112S) uemonsLraLe
undersLandlng of flguraLlve language
word relaLlonshlps and nuances ln
word meanlngs
a lnLerpreL flgures of speech (eg
hyperbole paradox) ln conLexL and
analyze Lhelr role ln Lhe LexL
b Analyze nuances ln Lhe meanlng of
words wlLh slmllar denoLaLlons