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From this browse and search tool, you will find the New York State (NYS) Learning Standards statements for all seven standard areas across grades PreK - 12. The NYS Learning Standards provides the foundation for the NYS Assessments and the local core curriculum.

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Standard Area - ELA: English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)

Standard - L.6.5:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

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Component - L.6.5.a:
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

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Component - L.6.5.b:
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.

Component - L.6.5.c:
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).