Vocabulary Knowledge & Skills Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment/Assessment Outcomes (WIDA) Essential Elements Students use writing and demonstrate Students know or are Entering/Beginning EEL.4.5. Level IV Students will: speaking to demonstrate able to: Demonstrate EEL.4.5.b. Explain the meaning of common idioms and use them appropriately. (Reading/Listening) Strand: Language Cluster: Vocabulary Grade: 4 Standard 5 (L.4.5) Acquisition and Use Quarter 1: Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Quarter 4: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word Define: Recognize: relationships, and nuances in simple similes and simple similes in context metaphors word meanings. metaphors in context common idioms a. Explain the meaning of idioms in context adages simple similes and adages in context proverbs metaphors (e.g., as proverbs in context in pretty as a picture) Recognize: context. Identify synonyms and simple similes in context b. Recognize and explain antonyms metaphors in context the meaning of common idioms in context idioms, adages, and Explain the meaning of and distinguish adages in context proverbs. between : proverbs in context c. Demonstrate simple similes and metaphors in understanding of words context Identify synonyms and by relating them to their common idioms, adages, and antonyms opposites (antonyms) proverbs and to words with Explain the meaning of and similar but not identical distinguish between : meanings (synonyms). simple similes and metaphors in context common idioms, adages, and proverbs 4th Grade
Strand: Language Cluster: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Grade: 4 Standard 5 (L.4.5) Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a. Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context. b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms). Quarter 1: Define: simple similes and metaphors common idioms adages proverbs Recognize: simple similes in context metaphors in context idioms in context adages in context proverbs in context Identify synonyms and antonyms Explain the meaning of and distinguish between : simple similes and metaphors in context common idioms, adages, and proverbs Quarter 2: Quarter 3: Quarter 4: Recognize: simple similes in context metaphors in context idioms in context adages in context proverbs in context Identify synonyms and antonyms Explain the meaning of and distinguish between : simple similes and metaphors in context common idioms, adages, and proverbs 4th Grade Attainment/Assessment Vocabulary Knowledge & Skills Outcomes (WIDA) Essential Elements Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students use writing and speaking to demonstrate demonstrate Students know or are able to: Entering/Beginning (Reading/Listening) EEL.4.5. Demonstrate Level IV Students will: EEL.4.5.b. Explain the meaning of common idioms and use them appropriately.