Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Standard:
Literacy.L.5.4a
Description:
Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Standard:
Literacy.L.5.4b
Description:
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Standard:
Literacy.L.5.6
Description:
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).
Good readers notice context clues when they read a word they do not know. A context clue is a hint the author gives the reader about what the words in the text mean.
If you do not know the meaning of a word, look at the words and sentences around it. Look for:
5th Grade Writing - Word Relationships Lesson