ELA21.4.10

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

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.

Vocabulary

  • Interpret
  • Figurative language

Aligned Learning Resources

All About Alliteration: Responding to Literature Through a Poetry Link
Alliteration All Around
Delicious, Tasty, Yummy: Enriching Writing With Adjectives and Synonyms
Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia
Figurative Language: Teaching Idioms
What Is the Tone of the Paragraph?
Radly the ReadBot
Antonyms and Synonyms
Similes and Metaphors
Literary Elements and Techniques | Imagery
Literary Elements and Techniques | Theme
What's YOUR Metaphor?
Metaphors and Similies
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