Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Show Not Tell: Similes: Camp TV

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

2, 3, 4

Overview

Practice how to show, not tell, with similes in this Story Pirates video from Camp TV. Get ready to get creative and use your imagination!

This resource will support students as they interpret similes.

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

    ELA21.2.16

    Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.2.16

    Vocabulary

    • Describe
    • Word relationships
    • Nuances
    • Opposites
    • Distinguishing
    • Shades of meaning
    • Similar words
    • Related words

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Describe how the meaning of words are alike or different.
    • Describe the nuances of words that have different shades of meaning (example: happy vs. ecstatic).

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
    • Words have relationships with others and that words have subtle differences that can be distinguished within text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

    ELA21.3.14

    Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.3.14

    Vocabulary

    • Describe
    • Word relationships
    • Nuances
    • Opposites
    • Distinguishing
    • Shades of meaning
    • Similar words
    • Related words
    • Nouns
    • Verbs
    • Adjectives

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
    • Words with opposite meanings are antonyms, and words with similar meanings are synonyms.
    • A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
    • A verb expresses an action or state of being.
    • An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Describe the relationships between words and nuances in word meanings.
    • Describe how the meaning of words are alike or different.
    • Describe the nuances of words that have different shades of meaning.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Writers and speakers should carefully select words to convey specific meanings, ideas, and relationships.
    • Words have relationships with other words and words have subtle differences that can be distinguished within text.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

    ELA21.4.10

    Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.4.10

    Vocabulary

    • Interpret
    • Figurative language

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Strategies to identify word meaning in context.
    • Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Explain the meaning of words and phrases that are specific to the text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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