Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauri), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
California Common Core State Standards:
L.4.4.c
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases and to identify alternate word choices in all content areas.
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.L.4.4c
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE4L4c
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
L.4.4.c
Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
L.4.4c
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
4L4c
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
L.4.4.c
reference materials
Tennessee Academic Standards:
4.FL.VA.7a.iii
Consult reference materials, both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
L.4.2.b
Consult print and digital reference materials for meaning and pronunciation.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
4.V.1
Determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in texts read aloud or independently.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
4.V.3
Consult reference materials to clarify pronunciation and/or precise meaning of words.
4th Grade Writing - Dictionaries and Glossaries Lesson
Dictionaries
Dictionaries have words and their meanings listed in an alphabetical order. Dictionaries are helpful in learning the correct spelling of words. They also show the correct pronunciation of words. Dictionaries are in book form and are also on the Internet.
This is an example of a dictionary entry:
wound /woond/ n. 1. an injury
v. 2. to hurt
This definition shows how the word is said out loud. It says that the word "wound" is both a noun and a verb. It gives two definitions of "wound."
Glossaries
Glossaries are lists at the end of a passage or a book. They give meanings about the words found in the passage. Usually, the words in the glossary are important to the text and difficult or new to the reader.
This is an example of a glossary:
Glossary of Terms in Music
Arpeggio
Playing the notes in a chord quickly, one after another
Beat
The pattern you can clap to in the music
Harmony
The sound of two or more notes heard at once
4th Grade Writing - Dictionaries and Glossaries Lesson