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Grade 6

Arizona ELA Standard: 6.L.5.a

Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

Personification: A River
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
Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby
Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.
Idioms About Money
Idioms About Money
Five sets of idioms related to money.
Idioms About Fire
Idioms About Fire
Five sets of idioms related to fire!
Idiom Tasks
Idiom Tasks
Four fantastically terrific tasks for a weekly idiom study.
Idioms about Weather
Idioms about Weather
Five sets of idioms related to the weather.
Idioms About Red
Idioms About Red
Five sets of idioms related to the color red.
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Sets of Idioms Related to Numbers
Two sets of idioms related to numbers.
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five Sets of Bird and Bug Idioms
Five sets of idioms related to birds (and bugs).
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite
Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”
Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile
Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile
What if we started a sentence with the simile?
Fancier Figurative Language: Advanced Repetition
Fancier Figurative Language: Advanced Repetition
Is your students’ use of repetition limited to, “The girl was very, very, very fast.”? Let’s borrow some ideas from Shakespeare!
What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah
What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah
Can students spot similes vs metaphors?