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Grade 12, Reading and Literature Std # 3–3: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language and analogy. Analyze the use of analogy in a passage. Analyze how figurative language enhances the comprehension of passages, but not label or define the figurative language. (All of the following terms are in Elements of Literature 12.) Hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, personification, simile, canto, conceit, synecdoche, and metonymy, kenning, villanelle, and dramatic monologue Allusion, apostrophe, blank verse, couplet, extended metaphor, foot, iambic pentameter, Meter, rhyme scheme, slant rhyme, and soliloquy

Lesson Plans: Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms In this lesson, students read and analyze sonnets to discover their traditional forms. Discovering Poetic Form and Structure Using Concrete Poems Beginning with generalizations about how a specific poem works, students see the concrete ways that poets make meaning. They will also draw conclusions about the ways a writer's choices play a role in writing. Discovering a Passion for Poetry with Langston Hughes After analyzing examples of contemporary youth poetry as well as the poetry of Langston Hughes, students will use the Internet to conduct research on how events in the world have shaped Hughes' work. An Introduction to Beowulf: Language and Poetics This lesson provides an introduction to the language and poetics of the poem. Practical Criticism Students will analyze the verbal devices through which poems make meaning; compare one's personal interpretation of a poem with the personal interpretations of others and develop standards of literary judgment. 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. Recognizing Symbolism and Allegory Part 1 Two-part lesson designed to assist students in identifying and understanding the use of symbolism in literature Recognizing Symbolism and Allegory Part 2 Two-part lesson designed to assist students in identifying and understanding the use of symbolism in literature

Resources: OWL Major resource site for designing lesson plans related to language terminology and concepts. Includes handouts, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials Poetry.com's List of the 100 Greatest Poems Ever Written A list of 100 poems that the students will recognize 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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