Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including interpretation of figurative language.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E05.B-V.4.1.1
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E05.B-V.4.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, and personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.5.F
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level text, including interpretation of figurative language.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E05.A-V.4.1.1
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E05.A-V.4.1.2
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
a. Interpret figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.
5th Grade Reading - Figurative Language Lesson
Figurative Language
Figurative language is words and phrases that mean something different than the words mean themselves. Figurative language is used often in poetry, songs, and other types of writing.
The main types of figurative language are:
Hyperbole – an obvious exaggeration
Example: Is it one million degrees in this room!
Personification – giving non-human things human characteristics
Example: The leaves danced in the wind.
Metaphor – comparing two, unlike things by saying one is the other.
Example: I am a rock.
Simile – comparing two, unlike things using “like” or “as.”
5th Grade Reading - Figurative Language Lesson