This book has been created to provided targeted practice
exercises for the two common core language skills most requested by
teachers and most troublesome for many students. These are
understanding similes and metaphors, and recognizing and explaining
the meaning of idioms, adages, and proverbs.
The student will focus on these key language skills by
completing sets of focused exercises that increase from easy, to
moderate, and then to advanced. This leveled and focused approach
will introduce students at a comfortable level and then build on
the skills so that students reach and then exceed grade level
expectations.
Covers 10+ Common Core Skills - produces a thorough
understanding of idioms
- encourages students to understand and relate to adages and
proverbs
- develops the ability to understand and use similes and
metaphors
- provides practice recognizing the meaning of common
phrases
- introduces exaggeration and hyperbole
- teaches students to use context to determine meaning
- helps students understand the literal and nonliteral meanings of
words
- increases vocabulary and enhances knowledge of word
meanings
- develops writing skills including persuasive, descriptive, and
narrative writing
- enhances reading comprehension skills
Key Features - 101 exercises focused on figurative language and
sayings
- includes exercises covering idioms, common phrases, adages,
proverbs, similes, metaphors, and hyperbole
- 10 complete sets of exercises organized into easy, moderate, and
advanced
- vocabulary, reading level, and difficulty increase through the
sets
- each set includes a variety of tasks that allow students to
develop and then apply new skills
- includes a complete answer key
About the Common Core Standards
The Common Core Standards are a set of standards adopted by most
American states. Student learning is based on these standards
throughout the year, and students in most states are tested based
on these standards at the end of the school year. This workbook
develops many skills listed in the Common Core Standards for
English Language Arts, including skills in the reading, writing,
and language strands. The major skills covered include interpreting
figurative language such as similes and metaphors, and recognizing
and explaining the meaning of idioms, adages, and proverbs. A
complete list of the specific skills covered is included in the
back of the book.
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