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Grade 5

• Language

  • 5.L.1
  • 5.L.1.a
  • 5.L.1.b
  • 5.L.1.c
  • 5.L.1.d
  • 5.L.1.e
  • 5.L.1.f
  • 5.L.2
  • 5.L.2.b
  • 5.L.2.c
  • 5.L.2.e
  • 5.L.3
  • 5.L.3.a
  • 5.L.3.b
  • 5.L.4
  • 5.L.4.a
  • 5.L.4.b
  • 5.L.5
  • 5.L.5.a
  • 5.L.5.b
  • 5.L.5.c
  • 5.L.6

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • 5.RF.3
  • 5.RF.3.b
  • 5.RF.3.c
  • 5.RF.3.d
  • 5.RF.4.a
  • 5.RF.4.b
  • 5.RF.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • 5.RI.1
  • 5.RI.2
  • 5.RI.3
  • 5.RI.4
  • 5.RI.5
  • 5.RI.6
  • 5.RI.7
  • 5.RI.8
  • 5.RI.9
  • 5.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

  • 5.RL.1
  • 5.RL.2
  • 5.RL.3
  • 5.RL.4
  • 5.RL.5
  • 5.RL.6
  • 5.RL.7
  • 5.RL.9
  • 5.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 5.SL.1
  • 5.SL.1.a
  • 5.SL.1.b
  • 5.SL.1.c
  • 5.SL.1.d
  • 5.SL.2
  • 5.SL.3
  • 5.SL.4
  • 5.SL.5
  • 5.SL.6

• Writing

  • 5.W.1
  • 5.W.1.a
  • 5.W.1.b
  • 5.W.1.c
  • 5.W.2
  • 5.W.2.a
  • 5.W.2.b
  • 5.W.2.c
  • 5.W.2.d
  • 5.W.2.e
  • 5.W.3
  • 5.W.3.a
  • 5.W.3.b
  • 5.W.3.c
  • 5.W.3.d
  • 5.W.3.e
  • 5.W.4
  • 5.W.5
  • 5.W.6
  • 5.W.7
  • 5.W.8
  • 5.W.9
  • 5.W.9.a
  • 5.W.10

• Writing Foundational Skills

  • 5.WF.1
  • 5.WF.1.a
  • 5.WF.1.b

Arizona ELA Standard: 5.RL.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

Personification: A River

A river that chases, chuckles, and grips things with a gurgle. Your students will see how a writer turns plain water into a living creature, then try it themselves on fire, snow, or traffic.

Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby

Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.

Super Specific Similes: Loud Class

Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!

Super Specific Similes: Stinky Seaweed

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite

Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”

Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah

Can students spot similes vs metaphors?

Jabberwocky and Context Clues

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words (“Jabberwocky”) and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it’s only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.