All About Me! - Simile Poem Template

  Common Core Curriculum alignment

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5

  Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).

  In KindergartenEnglish Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4

  Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

  In Grade 1English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5

  Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

  In Grade 1English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4

  Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

  In Grade 2English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4

  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5

  Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking a...

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4

  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3

  Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.

  In KindergartenEnglish Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6

  Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.

  In Grade 2English Language Arts StandardsReading: Informational TextCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5

  Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsReading: Informational TextCraft and Structure
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3

  Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.

  In Grade 1English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3

  Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.

  In Grade 2English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3

  Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3

  Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3

  Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.3.A

  Choose words and phrases for effect.*

  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsLanguageKnowledge of LanguageCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.3
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5

  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and Use
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5.A

  Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).

  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5

  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and Use
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A

  Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5

  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and Use
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A

  Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5