Module · Grade 5 · English Language Arts

Figurative Language

Similes, metaphors and their effect.

Grade: Grade 5
Subject: English Language Arts
Course: English Language Arts
Strand: Reading Literature
Standards: RL.5.4 L.5.5
CCSS-ELA

Tools

1 on the bench, not built yet.

Grade 5 · English Language Arts · Arcade

Simile Slam

Finish similes and metaphors fast ("as quiet as..."); the best fresh ones get saved to a class wall.

Word Wall

6 words in English and Spanish: figurative language, simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole. Print them as wall cards, mini cards or a student glossary.

Print the words

Family Game Night

Games to send home: one printed page, 15 to 20 minutes, with paper, cards, dice or things around the house. English and Spanish.

Idiom Sketch2-6 players · 20 minutes · paper, pencils, a timer