Figurative Language - Part One

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Grade Level

• Middle School

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Subject

• Literature

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Length of Time

• 1 Hour

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Description

• Students will look up Figurative Language terms and write the definitions of each term and sentences.

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Goals

• Students will learn:
  
  * About Figurative Language
  
  * To give examples of the different kinds of Figurative Language
  
  

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Materials Needed

• * Reference Book on Literary Terms
  
  * Notebook paper
  
  * Pencils and Erasers
  
  * Note cards for taking notes
  
  * Pens and Whiteouts
  
  

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Procedure

• First, students will look up the following terms in a reference book on Literary Terms: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and other figures of speech. They will write down the meanings of each term.
  
  After that, they will explain what these terms mean by giving an example of each term. They will also use each term in a sentence.
  
  Finally, they will submit their papers to you for grading.
  
  

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Grading

• You can grade them on sentence structure, their definitions, and their accuracy and understanding of each term.

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