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Grade 4, Language Arts Language Expression: Identify figurative language - onomatopoeia, similes, personification, and idioms (COS 32/ SAT10)

Lesson Plans: Figurative Language Awards Ceremony In this lesson students will use their background knowledge of figurative language. They will listen to texts read aloud to them, as well as explore texts to find their favorite examples of similes, metaphors, and personification. It's Raining Cats and Dogs This lesson plan teaches idioms in a creative, fun way. More Choices Did you know that words you use could be strong or weak? This activity explores the writing skill of using appropriate word choice. Explore word choice in books, create strong words, and learn the meaning of onomatopoeia. Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia Using comic books and strips, students will find onomatopoetic words, develop a vocabulary list from the words, and discuss why writers, especially writers of comics, use onomatopoeia. Students then use an online tool to create their own comic strips using onomatopoeia.

Resources: The Topic: Figurative Language: This site gives definitions and many resources for various types of figurative language. Similes Matching Game: This interactive game has students form commonly used similes. Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Discuss meaning of simile and underline similes in a piece of writing. (E/B) Generate visual similes from a written starter and have students illustrate them. (D, E) Students use web sites that are created to practice figurative language. (E) Students work in small groups to discuss figurative language found in texts. Students can create new or alternative meanings.
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