All About Me! – Simile Poem Template

Common Core State Standards alignment

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5
  In KindergartenEnglish Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
  In Grade 1English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure

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

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

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
  In Grade 2English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5
  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure

  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...

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureCraft and Structure

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3
  In KindergartenEnglish Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes

  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....

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.6
  In Grade 2English Language Arts StandardsReading: Informational TextCraft and Structure

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5
  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsReading: Informational TextCraft and Structure

  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....

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3
  In Grade 1English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes

  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....

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
  In Grade 2English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes

  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....

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3
  In Grade 3English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3
  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes

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

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3
  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsWritingText Types and Purposes

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

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

  Choose words and phrases for effect.*...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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