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Second Grade
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Metaphors in Context

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Metaphors in Context

Use this activity to help students find and decipher metaphors in the context of short passages. Students will read the passages, record what is being compared in each, and then seek to explain the metaphors' meanings in their own words.

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Second Grade
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Reading & WritingWord MeaningFigurative LanguageMetaphorsReading FictionFiction Comprehension
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L.2.4.a
English Language Arts and Reading Grade 2 2.10.D Grade 3 3.10.D 3.10.E

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