6th Grade Reading

6th Grade Reading focuses on developing critical reading skills, comprehension strategies, and a love for literature through diverse texts.

Understanding Main Ideas and DetailsMaking InferencesVocabulary in ContextSummarizing Texts
Analyzing Author’s Purpose and Point of ViewInterpreting Figurative LanguageComparing and Contrasting TextsEvaluating Arguments and Evidence
Reading for InformationReading for PleasureApplying Reading Skills to Real Life
Active Reading StrategiesUsing Graphic OrganizersPreviewing and Skimming Texts
Understanding Main I...Making InferencesVocabulary in Contex...Summarizing TextsAnalyzing Author’s P...Interpreting Figurat...Comparing and Contra...Evaluating Arguments...Reading for Informat...Reading for PleasureApplying Reading Ski...Active Reading Strat...Using Graphic Organi...Previewing and Skimm...
Advanced Topics

Interpreting Figurative Language

Language That Paints Pictures

Figurative language uses words in creative ways to make writing more interesting. It includes similes, metaphors, idioms, and personification.

Types of Figurative Language

  • Simile: Compares two things using “like” or “as” (She was as fast as a cheetah).
  • Metaphor: Says one thing is another (Time is a thief).
  • Idiom: A phrase with a meaning different from the words (It’s raining cats and dogs).
  • Personification: Gives human qualities to non-human things (The wind whispered).

Figurative language makes stories more colorful and helps readers imagine what’s happening.

Examples

  • Describing a soccer player as 'quick as lightning' is a simile.

  • 'The classroom was a zoo' is a metaphor showing the room was noisy.

In a Nutshell

Understand creative ways authors use language to make stories more vivid.

Key Terms

Simile
A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'
Metaphor
A direct comparison by saying one thing is another.
Idiom
A common phrase with a different meaning than the words.
Personification
Giving human traits to non-human things.
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Comparing and Contrasting Texts