Analyze IDIOMS — cultural origin, literal vs. figurative meaning, register, audience appropriateness (CCSS L.6.5.a)

Identify idioms in reading. Analyze each on 4 fields: cultural origin (where the idiom came from), literal vs. figurative meaning, register (formal/informal), audience appropriateness (whether the idiom travels across cultures). Use idioms appropriately and sparingly in own writing.

Mastery threshold

85%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

Choose words by 5-level connotation gradient and use figurative language for argumentative effect (CCSS L.6.5.a-c)

Successors

eng.g7.f.voc.idiom_across_cultures_advanced
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Common misconceptions

Believes idioms are universally understood (many don't translate across cultures or languages).
Uses idioms in formal writing where register is wrong.

Exercise pool (4)

Diff	Stem	Type
3	Analyze 6 idioms using MG-13 4-field anchor (literal, figurative, cultural origin, register, audience appropriateness): Achilles' heel,...	analyze six idioms
3	For your fall argument: identify any idioms you used. For each: check register (formal/informal). Is your argument's audience formal? If...	register decision for argument
3	Find one idiom in a mentor speech (Adichie, King, Lincoln, etc.). Analyze on MG-13 4 fields. Explain its rhetorical function.	find idiom in mentor text
4	Research one idiom from a non-English language (Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic, or another). Analyze on MG-13 4 fields. Compare...	multicultural idiom research