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Literacy · 4th Grade
Figurative Language
Six devices writers use when the plain words are not enough.
How to use it
Find one in whatever they are reading tonight and name it.
Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4
- Grade
- 4th Grade
- Ages
- 9–10
- Subject
- Literacy
- Pages
- 1
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Story ElementsCharacter, setting, problem, events, solution, theme — with the question each answers.Prefixes, Suffixes & RootsThe 20 word parts that unlock the most fourth-grade vocabulary.Point of ViewWho is telling the story, and what that lets them know.Finding the ThemeThe message underneath the plot — and why it is never one word.SummarisingSomebody, wanted, but, so, then — five words that build a summary.Text StructuresFive ways non-fiction organises information, and the words that give each away.Editing ChecklistThe five checks to run before handing anything in.Commas in a ListWhere the commas go when you list three or more things.HomographsWords spelled the same that mean — and sometimes sound — completely different.Root WordsThe middle of a word — and the meaning everything else is built around.Dividing by 2Every ÷2 fact, with the multiplication that proves each one.