Grade 5 · English Language Arts and Reading Video Lesson
Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes Video Lesson
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Curriculum-aligned Grade 5 English Language Arts and Reading lesson video for Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific purposes. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.
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Video Learning Notes
In this lesson, students learned to identify and describe how authors use imagery, similes, metaphors, and sound devices to achieve specific purposes in texts. They explored how point of view shapes a story and how language choices contribute to an author’s unique voice. Through reading, discussion, and writing, students developed skills to analyze author’s craft and apply these techniques in their own writing.
Learning Goals
- Describe how an author’s use of imagery, similes, metaphors, and sound devices helps achieve specific purposes in a text.
- Identify literary devices such as first- or third-person point of view in texts.
- Examine how an author’s choice of language contributes to the voice in a text.
Curriculum Context
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: English Language Arts and Reading
Curriculum: TEKS