Unpacked
L.5.5b
Standard:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances
in word meaning.
b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
Unpacked Standard:
Learning words at this stage includes understanding and interpreting the meaning
of similes, metaphors, idioms, adages, and proverbs; demonstrating understanding
of relationships between words (synonyms and antonyms); growing vocabulary by
using known word parts (Greek and Latin affixes and roots) to acquire unknown
words; and developing print and digital reference use (glossary, dictionary, and
thesaurus).
 An idiom is an expression common to a particular culture that does not mean
what it literally says. The idiom “break a leg” means good luck.
 An adage is a well-known proverb that has been used for a long time. The
adage, “where there is smoke, there is fire,” means that if there is evidence
that something is happening, it probably is actually happening.
 The proverb, “a stitch in time saves nine,” means that doing something in a
timely way saves you from having to do more work later.
What students need to know:
 Students need to know how to
interpret idioms, adages, and
proverbs to better understand
concepts being conveyed in text.
What students need to do:
 Students will read and
understand idioms, adages, and
proverbs to assist them with text
meanings.
Unpacked
L.5.5b
using pictures,
posters, or visual
displays to
compare literal
and figurative
meanings.
Demonstrate
understanding
of figurative
language,
word
relationships,
and nuances in
word meaning
Demonstrate
understanding
of figurative
language,
word
relationships,
and nuances in
word meaning
Demonstrate
understanding
of figurative
language,
word
relationships,
and nuances in
word meaning
using words
and pictures,
posters, and
visual displays
to compare
literal and
figurative
meanings.
using words,
sentences,
pictures,
posters, and
visual displays
to compare
literal and
figurative
meanings.
using words
and sentences
to create a
studentgenerated
definition to
compare
literal and
figurative
meanings.
Demonstrate
understanding of
figurative
language,
word
relationships
, and
nuances, in
word
meaning
using words
sentences to
create a
studentgenerated
definition
and sentence
to compare
literal and
figurative
meanings.
ELD Standard: English language learners communicate information, ideas and
concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.
Level 6 Reaching
Domain: Reading
Demonstrate
understanding of
figurative
language, word
relationships,
and nuances in
word meaning