Literal vs. Nonliteral Language and their Meanings
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 3
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Literal and Nonliteral Language
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn the difference between literal and nonliteral language and how they add meaning to a text. Additionally, students will engage in identifying examples of literal and nonliteral language along with their meanings. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify and differentiate between literal and nonliteral language.

  • Other ELAGSE3RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases both literal and nonliteral language as they are used in the text.
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Video : Literal and Non Literal Lesson
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before going through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content. As questions are asked during the video, pause the video if needed to determine your answer before the answer is revealed.
Description: This video defines the meaning of literal and nonliteral language. Students will learn the difference between the two and interact with examples. Within the examples, students will determine the meaning of each phrase and determine if the phrase uses literal or nonliteral language.
Quiz : Literal Vs. Nonliteral Language
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times as needed.
Question #1
Literal language refers to words or phrases that mean exactly what they say.
Question #2
Nonliteral language refers to words or phrases that mean something other than what they say.
Question #3

Which of the following is an example of literal language? 

Question #4

Is the sentence "It's raining cats and dogs" and example of literal or nonliteral language?

 

Question #5

Is the sentence "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" an example of literal or nonliteral language? 

Question #6

Which of the following sentences uses nonliteral language? 

Question #7
Daniel believes the phrase "The test was a piece of cake" is a nonliteral phrase. Is he correct?  
Question #8

Which of the following is an example of literal language? 

Question #9

Is the sentence "She's a shining star" an example of literal or nonliteral language? 

Question #10
Kim believes the phrase "I'm so tired I could take a nap" uses nonliteral language. Is she correct?
Description: The following quiz is related to defining literal and nonliteral language and identifying the meanings of literal and nonliteral phrases.
Resources : Literal and Nonliteral Language Resources
Instructions: Please see the additional resources below. Feel free to visit each link to learn more about literal and nonliteral language and examples.
Literal and Nonliteral Examples for interactive notebook
The video provides additional examples of literal and nonliteral language. Use this video to write down examples in your interactive reading notebook for you to refer back to.
Literal and Nonliteral Examples
This video further defines the difference between literal and nonliteral language. With a partner, use the questions in the video to see who can answer the most questions correctly. Pause the video and confirm each partner has written down their answer before the answer is revealed in the video.
Literal and Nonliteral Language in Children Movies
Watch the movie clips and determine how literal and nonliteral phrases have been used in movies that you may have watched.
Determining literal and nonliteral phrases and meaning in a text.
This video provides literal and nonliteral phrases in short reading passages. Use context clues to determine the meaning of each word or phrase.
Description: The following includes resources for additional information about literal and nonliteral language.