In today’s text, you’ll see a lot of figurative language used to describe nature. Let’s start by watching a video to learn more about figurative language. Next, we’re going to read “The Shimerdas” - a story about a boy, Jim Burden, who has recently moved out to the prairie to live on his grandparents’ farm. In this excerpt, Jim uses lots of figurative language to describe the nature that surrounds him. Reread pages 6–9 to learn about what the main character Jim Burden experienced in “The Shimerdas.” lright, now we’ve read about two different people and how they each responded to nature. Let’s compare how they each reacted. Find both of these texts in Observing Nature. elementary school, reading
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Benchmark Grade 4 materials partially meet the expectations of alignment. The materials meet most expectations of text quality and complexity, and many tasks and questions are grounded in evidence. . Some speaking and listening activities may need to be supported with extensions to dive deeper into the text, but focus on teaching protocols and modeling academic language are in place. Materials address foundational skills to build comprehension and provide questions and tasks that guide students to read with purpose and understanding, making connections between acquisition of foundational skills and making meaning during reading. The materials partially meet expectations for building knowledge within the grade level. Academic vocabulary is addressed in each module. There is partial evidence of the materials providing coherently sequenced questions and tasks to support students in developing literacy skills. Culminating tasks partially meet the criteria for requiring students to read, discuss, analyze, and write about texts while students participate in a volume of reading to build knowledge.