DAY 51 – FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND CLOSE

READINGINSTRUCTOR: KYLE BRITT

OBJECTIVES

• UNDERSTAND AND IDENTIFY ELEMENTS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• IDENTIFY THEME IN FICTION

HOMEWORK: CLOSE READING WEEK 2 DUE FRIDAY

READ 9-12 IN LOTF -> COMPLETE WORKSHEETS ON WEBSITE

VOCABULARY ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE THURSDAY

STUDY GRAMMAR -> GRAMMAR FINAL IS WEDNESDAY 4/29

AGENDA

I. WARM UP

II. CLOSE READING ASSIGNMENT

III. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE GUIDED PRACTICE

IV. GROUP DISCUSSION OF CLOSE READING WEEK 1

V. VOCABULARY FLASH CARDS

VI. PAIR PRACTICE -> FIND THEME IN YOUR STORY AND IDENTIFY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

VII. CLOSURE

WARM UP

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

2. LIST 3 EXAMPLES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

3. WRITE A THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.

WEEK 2 FICTION CLOSE READING OBJECTIVES

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

WHENEVER YOU ARE DESCRIBING SOMETHING BY COMPARING IT TO SOMETHING ELSE, YOU ARE USING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

SIMILE AND METAPHOR

SIMILE-> COMPARING ONE THING TO ANOTHER BY USING “LIKE” OR “AS”.

EX: YOU JUMP FROM TREE TO TREE LIKE A SQUIRREL.

METAPHOR-> COMPARING ONE THING TO ANOTHER WITHOUT USING “LIKE” OR “AS”.

EX: YOU ARE A SO AGILE! YOU ARE A SQUIRREL.

PERSONIFICATION AND HYPERBOLE

PERSONIFICATION-> GIVING NON-HUMAN THINGS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A HUMAN.

EX: THE DOG YELLED, “I’M HUNGRY!”

HYPERBOLE -> A GROSS EXAGGERATION THAT IS NOT BELIEVABLE.

EX: I’M SO HUNGRY THAT I COULD EAT A HORSE!

ONOMATOPOEIA AND ALLITERATION

ONOMATOPOEIA -> THE USE OF A WORD TO IMITATE THE NATURAL SOUND MADE BY AN OBJECT.

EX: BANG! THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT.

ALLITERATION -> THE REPETITION OF THE SAME INITIAL LETTER, SOUND, OR GROUP OF SOUNDS IN A SERIES OF WORDS.

EX -> SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS BY THE SEASHORE.

CLOSE READING WEEK 1 GROUP DISCUSSION

GET INTO YOUR CLOSE READING GROUPS (NO MORE THAN 4)

ASSIGN ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP TO GET YOUR READING PACKETS FROM ME.

USE YOUR ANSWER SHEETS TO DISCUSS THE ANSWERS.

USE YOUR RATIONALE IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS. YOU MUST HAVE ONE WRITTEN.

WHEN YOU ESTABLISH A GROUP ANSWER, WRITE IT IN THE GROUP ANSWER PORTION OF THE ANSWER SHEET.

PAIR PRACTICE - SHORT STORY

• GET INTO YOUR PAIRS AND SWAP YOUR SHORT STORIES.

• ANALYZE THE STORY FOR THEME AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.

-CONSTRUCT A THEME STATEMENT

-ANNOTATE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND LABEL IT

VOCABULARY PRACTICE ENGLISH 1

• GET INTO YOUR PAIRS AND QUIZ EACH OTHER WITH YOUR FLASH CARDS.

• PLEASE, STAY ON TASK AND ONLY WORK ON VOCABULARY.

VOCABULARY HONORS

WORK ON YOUR FLASHCARDS FOR UNIT 10

WHATEVER YOU DON’T FINISH IS HOMEWORK.

CLOSURE 3, 2, 1

WRITE THREE THINGS YOU LEARNED ABOUT ELEMENTS OF FICTION.

WRITE TWO EXAMPLES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT WERE IN YOUR CLOSE READING.

WRITE ONE QUESTION THAT YOU STILL HAVE CONCERNING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE.