Michigan Standards
MI.CC.L.4. Language Standards
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
L.4.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
L.4.5(a) Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
MI.CC.RF.4. Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Fluency
RF.4.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.4.4(b) Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
MI.CC.RL.4. Reading Standards for Literature
Craft and Structure
RL.4.5. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
Key Ideas and Details
RL.4.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
RL.4.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RL.4.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.