DAY 51 – FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE AND CLOSE
READING
INSTRUCTOR: 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.