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Grade 11, Language Arts Std # 3.32: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language and analogy Analyze the use of analogy in a passage Analyze how the following types of figurative language enhance the comprehension of passages Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Allusion NOTE: Students should be able to label and define these literary elements.

Lesson Plans: Studying Figurative Language Designed for Ninth grade but easily adaptable. Figurative language This lesson focuses on identifying and creating similes, metaphors, and personification in literature and in students' own writing. Class Poetry Writing Assignment Imagine an activity where the students read piles of poetry, work collaboratively, write poems, and have loads of fun. I have a metaphor Students look for literary devices in the famous MLK speech. Id, Ego, and Superego in Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat is used as a primer to teach students how to analyze a literary work using the literary tools of plot, theme, characterization, and psychoanalytical criticism. Onomatopoeia: A Figurative Language Mini-Lesson Students brainstorm a list of onomatopoeic words and then find examples of the technique in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “The Bells.” The Open Window, by Saki This lesson plan deals with the story, "The Open Window" by Saki (H.H. Munro). Although this is a perfect "Halloween-time" story, this story introduces students to the "surprise twist" present in so many stories today. This story also lends itself perfectly to many literary terms and devices. The lesson will involve storytelling, listening, reading, writing, discussion, and group activities.

Resources: Simile and Metaphor practice sheet Figurative language worksheet Additional lessons on figurative language Poetry unit that covers figurative language, analytical skills and creative writing. Poetry.com's list of the 100 Greatest Poems Ever Written A list of poems that the students will recognize. How to Read a Poem Helps walk the student through reading and understanding a poem. Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B, I, T) Students highlight "like" or "as" to identify similes in a passage. (B, I, T) Working from a list, students highlight words that make a statement a hyperbole. Then they may practice transforming a sentence into a hyperbole. (B, I, T) Working from a list, students highlight words that indicate personification in a passage. Then they may rewrite the passage without the personification for comparison. (I, T) After the concept of alliteration is explained, students identify examples of alliteration in a passage then write alliterative sentences on sentence strips for display. See also Paint By Idioms Game for on-line practice in understanding idioms.
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