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Reading Units and Lesson Plans Aligned with Common Core

I received an email from a teacher working in a situation similar to mine: students who are deficient in basic skills, a lack of useful resources in the classroom, misdirection or no direction from the top. This teacher found the resources on this website to be a tremendous help in reaching her instructional goals, but […]

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Onomatopoeia Worksheets and Activities

Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound. Onomatopoeic words should not be confused with interjections, a part of speech, although onomatopoeic words may be used as interjection. Poets and writers use onomatopoeia to immerse readers into their poetry and to access auditory imagery. My students love learning about onomatopoeia and generally master it […]

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Onomatopoeia Examples

Onomatopoeia is when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.  When you say an onomatopoeic word, the utterance itself is reminiscent of the sound to which the word refers.  Poets use onomatopoeia to access the reader’s auditory sense and create rich soundscapes.  It is one of many poetic devices dealing with the sounds of poetry.  Many people confuse […]

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Context Clues Worksheets

When you encounter a vocabulary word with which you are unfamiliar, what do you do?  Use the context clues to determine the word’s meaning. In addition to the great context clues worksheets on this page, check out this free context clues game that I made. Students learn hundreds of challenging vocabulary words while playing a […]

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Type of Sentences Worksheets

Skip to Sentence Type Worksheets When contemplating sentence types, you should consider two things: the function and the structure of the sentence. When we consider the function of the sentence, we are primarily concerned with what punctuation ends the sentence. When we consider the structure of the sentence, we are interested with how many clauses […]

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Metaphor Examples

A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things not using the word like or as. Metaphors can be powerful, but they can also be tricky to identify at times. This page contains 100 metaphor examples. Metaphor Comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using the word like or as. I have separated the metaphors on this […]

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Personification Examples

Personification is a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human characteristics or qualities.  In other words, using our language, we make an object or idea do something that usually is only done by people.  With personification speakers and writers make the object or idea like a person and, hence, they personify […]

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Hyperbole Examples

Hyperbole is a figurative language technique where exaggeration is used to create a strong effect.  With hyperbole, the notion of the speaker is greatly exaggerated to emphasize the point.  The word hyperbole is actually composed of two root words: hyper which means “over,” and bole which means “to throw.”  So, etymologically, hyperbole translates roughly to […]

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Simile Examples

A simile is a comparison between two different things using the word like or as to make the comparison. Similes are generally easier to identify than metaphors, but not always. Sometimes a speaker or writer may use the word like or as and not make any comparison. These are not similes. For example if I […]

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Figurative Language Examples

Whether you are making your own figurative language worksheets or activities, or you’re looking for examples of figurative language to help you review or teach figurative language, I’m sure that you’ll find these pages to be a great resource.  You’ll find hundreds of mainly original, well-written (very few cliches) figurative language techniques that I hope […]

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