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Metaphor and Simile: About You WorksheetMetaphor and Simile: About You Worksheet
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4th - 5th
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English Language Arts
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30 mins
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Metaphor and Simile: About You

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Class members will be as confident as prize-winning thoroughbreds after completing a worksheet on figurative language. Young writers jot down metaphors and similes for three categories: they way they look, they way they feel, and the way they act.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

metaphors, similes, figurative language

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Encourage writers to turn their similes and metaphors into a poem or narrative essay with lots of figurative language
  • Great for a language arts unit when focusing on poetic forms and descriptive language
  • Include in a writing packet or homework assignment

Classroom Considerations

  • Comes with an answer key; however, the key only notes that the answers are student's choice
  • Examples might be more confusing than helpful, as two of them are similes and may lead writers to think that they should only reply in similes
  • Try to keep statements on the positive side to avoid bullying or teasing in class

Pros

  • Straightforward format would be a great addition to a packet or project

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.5.4 L.4.5.a L.5.5.a

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