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8th grade reading Common Core L.4.5 resources
Figurative Language Unit: 6 Figures of Speech Worksheets, Lessons, Activities
Studying figurative language makes students better readers and writers! In this unit students will define, interpret, write, read, and analyze six types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and hyperbole.Each lesson includes guided instruction, independent writing practice, independent reading practice (with two reading passages for each lesson), and a super fun and engaging figurative language activity. Speaking of engaging activities, in thi
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Figurative Language Presentation & Quiz - Digital Resources - Google Classroom
This PowerPoint presentation clearly and concisely introduces students to the concept of Figurative Language. You can use it to introduce or review. It compares figurative language to literal language, using photography to illustrate the difference between literal and figurative language. It covers the five types of figurative language: personification, metaphor, simile, idiom, and hyperbole. It finishes with a review quiz to test students' comprehension.I made this PowerPoint because my high sc
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5th - 8th
Figurative Language Interactive Google Slides (Distance Learning)
Use this interactive slides activity to help your students with figurative language! The slides provide a review and allow for practice. This product is to be used with Google Slides. This product focuses on... SimileMetaphorAlliterationHyperbolePersonificationIdiomOnomatopoeia•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Check out my other Figurative Language resources! Digital Resource BundleDigital Choice BoardDigital Task Car
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3rd - 8th
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Esperanza Rising | Chapter Study Guides
Esperanza Rising: Bundled Study Guides! Distance Learning***[{Note: This product is included as a part of the BUNDLED UNIT.}]***Find the complete unit HERE: Esperanza Rising | Complete Novel Unit | Common Core Aligned**************************************************************************Updated on 12/23/2020 to include a digital version of each study guide!Use these study guides to enhance your students' understanding of the coming-of-age novel, Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan and to teach
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4th - 8th
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Invisible by Gonzalez Graphic Novel Study comprehension, composition, activities
Complete with the option for Google Slidesâ„¢ and pdf format. This product provides resources for studying the graphic novel INVISIBLE by Christina Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction that is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assuring, and committed to
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5th - 8th
New Kid Jerry Craft Graphic Novel Study PDF and Digital Resource
Complete with the option for Google Slidesâ„¢ and pdf format. This product includes 110+ cards to use as resources for studying the graphic novel, New Kid by Jerry Craft. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction that is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assuring, and committed to engaging
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4th - 8th
Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
Shades of Meaning Task Cards | Free Literacy Center Activity | Reading Task Card
This set of free shades of meaning task cards is perfect for teaching, reviewing, or practicing ELA skills whole group, small group, or independently! There are 24 different questions and an answer key in this low-prep activity. All you need to do to prep this lesson is print off the anchor chart, task cards, and answer sheet and you're all set for your next reading lesson this week!Resource Includes:Anchor Chart (Full Page)Mini-Anchor Chart (For Student Notebooks)24 Task CardsAnswer KeyRecordin
Allusions Lesson Powerpoint
This powerpoint is a great introduction to Allusions. It features kid-friendly examples from artists like Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Macklemore. Let me know if your students loved it as much as mine did!
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4th - 8th
Operation Do Over by Gordon Korman Literature Unit
This is a lit unit for the wonderful book Operation Do Over by Gordon Korman!There are 36 Student Pages (with answer keys) as follows:Cover PageCommon Core Aligned PageChapter # PagePages 1-3 - Chapters 1-3 ReviewPages 4-6 - Chapters 4-6 ReviewPages 7-9 - Chapters 7-9 ReviewPages 10-12 - Chapters 10-12 ReviewPages 13-15 - Chapters 13-15 ReviewPages 16-18 - Chapters 16-18 ReviewPages 19-21 - Chapters 19-21 ReviewPages 22-24 - Chapters 22-24 ReviewPages 25-27 - Chapters 25-27 ReviewPages 28-30 - C
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4th - 8th
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Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors and More!
Figurative Language Similes, Metaphors and More!
This packet of ready to print student worksheets is a great resource that can be used year to year to reinforce figurative language.
Included are worksheets for alliteration, similes, metaphors, oxymoron, personification, hyperbole and onomatopoeia. The sheets are also perfect for creating a flip book, lap book or used as student reference guides.
Common Core Aligned with L.4.5 and L.5.5 but can be used with any grade level. The Core standard
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4th - 9th
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Words on Fire Novel Study Discuss Reflect Write Classroom and Distance Learning
Complete with Google Slidesâ„¢ and pdf formats! This resource includes 125+ comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel Words on Fire, written by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Nielsen. This book is a compelling historical fiction novel that continues the tradition of Nielsen's earlier works including Resistance and A Night Divided by highlighting an important story from history. It centers on
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4th - 9th
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Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia: Baseball Figurative Language and Idioms
Baseball is an American pastime, but many English language learners are unfamiliar with the game. Since they love reading about Amelia Bedelia, I thought they could identify with her confusion regarding the game of baseball. After reading the book Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, we studied the rules and vocabulary of baseball. This discussion included the figurative language and idioms related to baseball. The students used this graphic organizer to take notes on the various terms in the book that co
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4th - 9th
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Idiom Escape Room w/ Word Games | WORDLE | WORD SEARCH | WANDER WORDS | SCRABBLE
Escape rooms and word games are both high-engagement activities that students love, so why not combine them and get two for the price of one? This idiom-themed Digital Escape Room integrates four popular word puzzles (Wordle, word search, Wander Words, and Scrabble), so students get to have fun playing familiar games in the process of cracking each code! Each puzzle requires students to connect idioms to their meanings, exercise problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and collaborate with
Figurative Language Idiom Unit
This resource supports the Common Core Standards for Figurative Language in Literature. This Idiom Unit is a great way to teach figurative language. The students will learn about literal and nonliteral meanings in text. This unit can be used with elementary, middle school, or high school students. *NEW* This Idiom Unit Includes: 1. 38 IDIOM CLASSROOM POSTERS2. IDIOM RESEARCH BOOKLET FOR 36 IDIOMS3. MIX & MATCH TASK CARDS: Unit #1 Set Unit #2 Set Unit #3 Set4. ASSESSMENTS:
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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4th - 8th
Figurative Language Practice | Close Reading with Original Stories
Figurative language is part of our everyday lives, but students struggle to identify types of figurative language in text. Grab this CCSS aligned resource of 3 original stories that are full of figurative language examples just waiting to be uncovered by students during close readings. Students will also expand their thinking when answering the various figurative language questions included on the answer sheets.Answer sheets are differentiated with two options available---students either write
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4th - 8th
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They Call Me Guero Novel Study Discussion Question Cards
This product includes 112 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel, They Call Me Guero: A Border Kid's Poems, written by David Bowles. This book is a timely work of realistic fiction written in verse that is thought-provoking, eye-opening, informative, and inspiring. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.2020-2021 Texas Bluebon
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4th - 8th
Figurative Language Flipbook & Reference Sheet
Quick print this Figurative Language flipbook with definitions and examples of 8 terms: idiom, simile, metaphor, analogy, symbolism, personification, hyperbole, and alliteration. Also included: quick-print Figurative Language Reference SheetThese are great tools for standardized testing prep and aligns with common core reading and writing lessons close reading, writing personal narratives, etc.You may also be interested in my Boho Rainbow Writing Process Posters or my Boho Rainbow Figurative La
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3rd - 8th
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THANKSGIVING IDIOM ILLUSTRATIONS Activity | November Fall Figurative Language
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep Thanksgiving Idiom Illustration Activity. A direction sheet (in 3 formats), a List of 23 Thanksgiving-related idioms, and a sheet to illustrate the literal and figurative meaning of the idiom are included. The only supplies needed are the Thanksgiving idiom sheets, pencils, colored pencils, markers. This simple thematic activity would make a wonderful Thanksgiving bulletin board or hall display that a
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3rd - 12th
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Figurative Language. 8 STORIES ~ Close Reading for Common Core Grades 4-8
8 new (first published on TPT December 2021) and original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.The following story titles are included:Ana And The AnacondaBrad's Beautiful BatCharlie's Castle ClimbLatoya's Little LionMaria's Marvelous MoleDwayne's Dodgy DroneSarah's Soapbox SpeedRonald's Roaring RocketPDF versions in a zip file. These activities are perfect for weekly homewor
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4th - 9th
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Class Act Jerry Craft Graphic Novel Study Classroom and Distance Learning
Includes Googleâ„¢ Slides! This product includes 185 cards to use as resources for studying the graphic novel, Class Act by Jerry Craft. The resource is great for comprehension guidance, classroom discussion, literature circles, book clubs, novel studies, task cards, book challenges, reflection journals, and/or student writing prompts. This book is a timely work of fiction and a companion book to Jerry Craft's outstanding book, New Kid. It is thought-provoking, humorous, serious, hopeful, assurin
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4th - 8th
Harry Potter Themed Figurative Language Task Cards
These Figurative Language task cards based on the Harry Potter Books are perfect for engaging students in learning figurative language with a Harry Potter theme!There are 14 paragraph-style task cards that have a sentence underlined within them. Students will have to decide what type of figurative language is underlined and will choose the correct answer.Types of figurative language included:-Metaphor-Simile-Onomatopoeia-Hyperbole-Personification-IdiomThank you so much for supporting Kickin' It
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4th - 8th
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Linked by Gordon Korman Literature Unit
This is a lit unit for the wonderful book Linked by Gordon Korman!There are 39 Student Pages (with answer keys) as follows:Cover PageCommon Core Aligned PagePages 1-3 - Chapters 1-3 ReviewPages 4-6 - Chapters 4-6 ReviewPages 7-9 - Chapters 7-9 ReviewPages 10-12 - Chapters 10-12 ReviewPages 13-15 - Chapters 13-15 ReviewPages 16-18 - Chapters 16-18 ReviewPages 19-21 - Chapters 19-21 ReviewPages 22-24 - Chapters 22-24 ReviewPages 25-27 - Chapters 25-27 ReviewPages 28-30 - Chapters 28-31 ReviewPages
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