Similes In Pop Culture | Knowitall.org

Lesson Overview

Students will learn about similes by finding them in popular culture.

Duration

Less than 1 hour

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Traditional Lesson

Essential Question

What are similes?

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English Language Arts

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ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.1.AOR.1.2 Identify and explain the purpose of forms of figurative language to include alliteration and onomatopoeia, as well as descriptive phrases and words, and imagery
ELA.ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- ELA.1.AOR.7.1 Determine the meaning of known and unknown words and phrases, choosing from an array of strategies: a. use sentence-level context clues (e.g., examples) to determine the meaning of a word or phrase; b. use provided reference materials to
ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.2.AOR.1.2 Identify and explain the purpose of forms of figurative language to include similes, personification, and idioms
ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- ELA.2.AOR.7.1 Determine the meaning of known and unknown words and phrases, choosing from an array of strategies: a. use sentence-level context clues (e.g., definitions, examples) to determine the meaning of a word or phrase; b. use reference materials
ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- ELA.3.AOR.7.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of known and unknown words and phrases, choosing from an array of strategies: a. use sentence-level context clues (e.g., definitions, examples) to determine the meaning of a word or phrase; b. consult prin
ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.3.AOR.1.2 Identify and explain the purpose of forms of figurative language to include metaphor, hyperbole, and idioms
ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.
- ELA.4.AOR.1.2 Determine and explain how figurative language impacts meaning and contributes to the readers experience
ELA.AOR.8 Analyze word relationships and nuances in word meanings within literary and informational texts.
- ELA.4.AOR.8.1 Determine an authors use of words and phrases in grade-level literary, informational, and multimedia texts: a. distinguish between literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases (e.g., take steps); b. identify real-life connections

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