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English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 4

Strand - Reading Literature

Cluster - Craft and Structure

[RL.4.4] - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean); explain how figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor) enriches a text. (See grade 4 Language Standards 4-6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)

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  • Allusion
    Reference to a person, place, thing, or event presumed to be familiar to the audience. Allusions to biblical figures (e.g., the patience of Job) and figures from classical mythology (e.g., a Herculean task) are common in Western literature.
  • Character
    Person who takes part in the action of a story or drama; may also be an animal or imaginary creature, especially in fables and early emergent reader texts.
  • Figurative language
    Language enriched by imagery and figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, or personification.
  • Massachusetts Anchor Standards for Reading
  • Myth
    Narrative passed down through generations, intended to help explain why the world is the way it is. See Traditional literature
  • Phrase
    Broadly, any short series of related words; grammatically, a series of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both: for example, by the door or opening the box. See Clause.
  • Reading Closely to Analyze Complex Texts in the Elementary Grades

Predecessor Standards:

  • RL.3.4
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from figurative language.(See grade 3 Language Standards 4-6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)

Successor Standards:

  • RL.5.4
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text; identify and explain the effects of figurative language such as metaphors and similes. (See grade 5 Language Standards 4-6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)

Same Level Standards:

  • L.4.4
    Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
  • L.4.5
    Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  • L.4.6
    Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation). grade 4 Reading literature Standard 4 and Reading Informational Text Standard 4 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading; see grade 4Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 4 on strengthening writing and presentations by applying knowledge of vocabulary.)