American Dreaming : Finding Figurative Language

May 4, 2017

E.Q: Define figurative language and identify it.

Obj: I can define figurative language and identify it.

Starter.

Take out you flash card from yesterday.

Quiz. Quiz. Trade.

Vocabulary:

Word: Figurative Language

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

Your Definition:

Activity: Give an example of figurative language.

Activity:

1. Gallery Walk

We will conduct a gallery walk for the figurative language charts.

Write down an example of a simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, and hyperbole.

Make sure each one comes from a different image.

2. Identification

a. Select a song that you really like.

b. Create a TPCASTT for it.

c. Identify any figurative language and identify the type.

d. Answer the question:

How does figurative language enhance the meaning?

e. Switch with a partner for review.

Use the link to read the poem and complete the questions.

Closure:

Using the learning target, evaluate how confident you feel with figurative language after today.

Why?

American Dreaming