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This poem offers a fun, memorable example for students as they learn to interpret figurative language in works of poetry and literature.

These example literary responses model how to cite and explain evidence to support a claim.

In this worksheet, students will read Carl Sandburg's poem "Fog," then analyze the poem for figurative language.

This printable game is a walk in the park! Get fired up for figurative language with this fun and creative metaphor game.

Do you want your students to have confident, informative discussions? Build student discourse and writing confidence with these comparison sentence frames! Students will use sentence and paragraph frames to practice comparing two nouns of their choice.

When your students read this silly poem, they will find examples of hyperbole. Then, they will make a connection to another language concept: superlatives!

After reading Esperanza Rising, get students thinking about point of view with this creative novel study extension activity!

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

This graphic organizer will help your young writers organize and explain their supporting evidence.

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

After reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, students can reflect on the themes and events of the novel with these writing prompts!

As your students read these silly limericks, they’ll identify examples of hyperbole.

Explore the major themes of your reading assignment by making a book poster. Don't forget the tagline!

A diamante poem is a diamond shaped poem. Show your students an example of this type of poem and invite them write their own diamantes!

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make a claim that they can support with strong evidence.

Use this classic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson to introduce students to onomatopoeia.

In this activity, your child will get the chance to adapt a favorite book for the stage or screen.

This guided practice reinforces how strong writers make claims and support them with strong evidence.

Students complete a figurative language flip chart from the mnemonic device I SHAMPOO C.

Young writers will work with animal metaphors as they plan and craft a poem about someone they know.

Let your students choose their own prompts with this reading response exercise.