Grade 4 Spring — Research Report Writing, Source Evaluation, Figurative Language Deepening, and Formal/Informal Register
English · VOC
G4
eng.g4.s.voc.figurative_full
Recognize and use similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, adages, and proverbs (L.4.5.a-b)
Identify and use all six figurative-language types from MG-14: SIMILE ('X is LIKE Y' / 'X is AS [adj] AS Y'), METAPHOR ('X IS Y'), PERSONIFICATION (non-human gets human qualities — 'The wind whispered'), IDIOM (figurative meaning not literal — 'spill the beans'), ADAGE (old saying with general truth — 'Honesty is the best policy'), PROVERB (saying offering advice — 'A stitch in time saves nine'). Apply as craft moves in introductions, conclusions, and where they amplify meaning in informational mode.
Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
14
Typical minutes
40
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Successors
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eng.g5.f.voc.figurative_full_set
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eng.g5.s.voc.symbol_allusion
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Common misconceptions
- Calls every figurative expression a metaphor; misses the simile / personification / idiom distinctions.
- Confuses an adage (general truth) with a proverb (advice) — they overlap but adages state, proverbs counsel.