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Figurative Language

6th Grade

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 27

Discover word meanings by analyzing word parts, examining connotation and denotation, or using print or digital reference tools.

Arizona - K-12 Academic Standards: 6.RL.4

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.RL.6.4

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE6RL4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

California Common Core State Standards: RL.6.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (See grade 6 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.)

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks: RL.6.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices, including those that create repeated sounds and rhythms in poetry, on meaning, tone (i.e., author’s attitude toward subject or audience), or mood (i.e., emotional atmosphere). (See grade 6 Language Standards 4–6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 6R4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings. (RI&RL)

Tennessee Academic Standards: 6.RL.CS.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including allusions to other texts.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: R.6.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings within a text. (RI&RL)

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.2.6.f

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative language in context.

Pennsylvania Core Standards:      E06.B-V.4.1.1

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph, a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
c. Determine the meaning of technical words and phrases used in a text.

Pennsylvania Core Standards:      E06.B-V.4.1.2

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context.
b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words.
c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.3.6.f

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative language in context.

Pennsylvania Core Standards:      E06.A-C.2.1.3

Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

Pennsylvania Core Standards:      E06.A-V.4.1.1

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).

Pennsylvania Core Standards:      E06.A-V.4.1.2

Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

a. Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) in context.
b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category, synonym/antonym) to better understand each of the words.
c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).

6th Grade Reading - Figurative Language Lesson
 
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