Figurative and Sensory
Language
Warm Up
 Read silently for 10 minutes.
 Write a five sentence summary of
what you have read.
Poetry Workshop
 Read page 436 in your text book
(silently or with a partner)
 List the five most important
ideas/ facts in your interactive
notebook.
Let’s read a poem…remember
the steps for poetry analysis:
 1. Read it at least twice.
 2. Look for sensory language and
figurative language
 3. NOTATE EVERY STANZA! –
seriously it helps…
 4. Write theme/ main idea at the
bottom
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me: Page 288
 What is the message in the poem?
 What figurative or sensory language is used?
 What conflict does the speaker face?
 Think back to when we read Tuesday of the Other
June. How were the conflicts similar? Different?
 Do the two texts have similar themes (lessons)?
Summary
 How does the poem Life Doesn’t Frighten Me connect
to you?
Warm Up- Copy these vocabulary
words and definitions
 Connotation
 Denotation
 Tone
 Mood
 Dialect
 Diction
 Imagery
 Audience
In groups…
 You will be assigned a new vocabulary word from the
list.
 Create a poster and presentation to teach the word to
the class.
 INCLUDE ON YOUR POSTER
 Definition of the word in your own words
 2 synonyms
 2 examples
 Picture
 Present to the class TODAY!
Present Poster
 Speak clearly
 Everyone Speaks
 No nerves
Warm Up:
 Give an example of each:
 Hyperbole
 Metaphor
 Simile
 Personification
What is denotation?
The strict dictionary
meaning of a word
What is connotation?
The emotional and
imaginative feelings
surrounding a word
Purpose of Words
• To label things
•
I live in a house.
• To express a point of
view
•
I can’t wait to go
home for the
holidays.
Connotation
 Positive-
brings good
feelings
We bought
inexpensive souvenirs
at the amusement
park.
 Negative-
brings bad
feelings
We bought
cheap
souvenirs at the
amusement park.
Connotation: Positive
 Everyone had a
(smile, smirk) on
his/her face on the
ride home.
 Everyone had a
smile on his/her
face on the way
home.
 SMILE is more
positive than smirk
Connotation: Negative
I ate a
(soggy,moist)
sandwich.
I ate a soggy
sandwich
SOGGY is more
negative than
moist
Positive? You Decide!
average
mediocre
childish
childlike
spit
saliva
antique
old-fashioned
 Read the poem- Home Away from Home
 Answer the questions about connotation
Ticket Out
 One sentence summary- what did you learn about
connotation and denotation?
Warm Up
 Mood
Definition
Sentence
Synonym
Picture
Eleven Listen to the story Eleven
 Page 198- Literature Book
 Page
- interactive reader
 In the interactive reader make notes and answer
questions in the margins.
 Use the chart to analyze the elements in the text
(Figurative language, sensory, imagery, connotation)
Word or Phrase from Meaning
Text
Connotation
pos./neg.
Effect on the
Text
Writing Time
 Write a paragraph to explain how the words and
phrases used in Eleven created a mood or feeling. Use
the chart to help you site specific examples in the text.
 Write in interactive notebook.
Warm Up

Focused Free write
 What is the best part about growing up? What is the
worst part? Explain.
Uncle Septimus’ Beard
 Listen to the story Uncle Septimus’ beard
 Page - Literature Book
 Page
- interactive reader
 In the interactive reader make notes and answer
questions in the margins.
 Use the chart to analyze the elements in the text
(Figurative language, sensory, imagery, connotation)
Word or Phrase from Meaning
Text
Connotation
pos./neg.
Effect on the
Text
Writing Time
 Write a paragraph to explain how the words and
phrases used in Uncle Septimus’ Beard created a
mood or feeling. Use the chart to help you site
specific examples in the text.
 Write in interactive notebook.