Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
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Figurative Language Telephone Game
Play this figurative language game with a group to practice recognizing and inventing metaphors, similes, and personification.
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I Have a Dream - Speech Analysis Activity
Review MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech text and explore the metaphors he used to convey his message through the accompanying questions.
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Figurative Language Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice working with figurative language.
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Go Figure! - Figurative Language Game
A board game to practice working with different types of figurative language.
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Figurative Language PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching figurative language.
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Figurative Language Worksheet
A worksheet that can be used in multiple ways when teaching figurative language.
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Figurative Language Sorting Activity
A set of 28 figurative language example cards to use in a sorting or scoot activity.
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Figurative Language Flip Book
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
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Roll and Find – Figurative Language
An activity for students to identify and interpret figurative language.
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Elements of Poetry - Figurative Language
An activity to help students understand figurative language in poetry.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Idioms
A poem paired with a worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
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Elements of Poetry Workbook
A journal to help students explore common elements of poetry.
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Figurative Language Poster Pack
A poster pack containing 8 different types of figurative language.
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Personification Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of personification.
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Experimenting with Poetry Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6
This English unit addresses the common elements of poetry and explores how these may be applied to shape poems, limericks, odes and simple ballads.
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Figurative Language
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and investigate figurative language in poetry.
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Writing Narrative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the narrative text type; specifically, how to write an engaging narrative text.
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Narrative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of narrative texts.
