Curated OER
Identifying Symbols
Sixth graders explore the meanings of symbols. After creating a symbolism match game, they work on analyzing symbolism in their reading. Next, they read text and record concepts that are being repeated through the story, and use their...
Curated OER
Literal Meaning of Reading
Students demonstrate literal meaning of a fiction book. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students listen to the book, If You Give a Mouse a Muffin and practice the "m" sound during the read aloud. Students answer...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Did I Read?
Explicit and implicit information are reviewed in this lesson. Students will choose a part of the body and then read a short passage that explains what it does. Students will answer three questions over the passage and then determine...
Other
Owl Editing: Understanding the Meaning of Poetry
This OWL Editing page provides a chart that breaks down the factors to analyze when trying to understand poetry's deep meanings.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Personification Worksheets
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying and explaining personification in sentences. Reinforcement for personification is provided through the nine different worksheets.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Simile Worksheets
This site contains figurative language worksheets that assess students' understanding of similes in the context of sentence. After seeing an example, students will fill in the words that are compared in each simile. In addition, students...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Examples
Along with definitions for four types of figurative language, this learning module provides numerous examples. Similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are the types of figurative language featured.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Idiom Worksheets
This site provides seven worksheets to help students understand idioms and their figurative meanings better. In each exercise, students will explain the meaning of idioms that are embedded into sentences.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Worksheets
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying different types of figurative language. Reinforcement is provided through the worksheets, quizzes, video game links, and online sites for the following types...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Explain an Inference [Pdf]
This tool can be used to help students articulate their answers about fiction pieces. Students will quote the text, provide an inference, and give a justification.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Allegory Chart [Pdf]
A graphic organizer to understanding allegories in a given piece of literature. Fill in the sections on literal meaning, symbolic meaning, and the lesson presented.
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Class Tools: Choose Game Formats: Figurative Language
Pick a game format that you would like to play: "Matching Pairs", "Wordshoot", "Flashcards", "Manic Miner", or "CannonBall Fun". For each game, choose the literal meaning for the figurative language presented. Also available in formats...