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ELD.PI.8.12a.Br (English Language Development)


Standard Identifier: ELD.PI.8.12a.Br
Content Area: English Language Development
Grade: 8
Critical Principle: Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways
Cluster: C. Productive
Proficiency Level: Bridging
Content Strand: Selecting language resources

Standard:
Use an expanded set of general academic words (e.g., specific, contrast, significant, function, adequate, analysis), domain-specific words (e.g., scene, irony, suspense, analogy, cell membrane, fraction), synonyms, antonyms, and figurative language to create precision and shades of meaning while speaking and writing.

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