LESSON ONE: Exploring Figurative Language in Fiction and Nonfiction Text

                             

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Students explain examples of figurative language within the context of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

 

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

R2B  Explain examples of sensory details and figurative language within the context of poetry and prose.

R3B  Explain examples of sensory details and figurative language within the context of nonfiction text.

 

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Sources of literature

• There’s a Frog in My Throat by Loreen Leedy and Pat Street
• The King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne
• The Flamingos are Tickled Pink by Chip Lovitt 

 

§         Supplies 

o        Glue

o        Pen/Pencil

o        Pocket Chart

 

§         Handouts provided

o        Idioms and Meanings

o        Figurative Language Examples

o        Figurative Language/ Sensory Details Chart

 

§         Words to know

o        Fiction                                                                    graphic organizer

o        figurative language                                              sensory details

o        nonfiction

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT                    

Students are assessed throughout the lesson by observation and participation.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

 

1. Read aloud a book with examples of figurative language. Discuss examples and meaning. Students use the Figurative Language/ Sensory Details Chart graphic organizer to record the phrases.

 

2. Orally discuss figurative language examples for students to explain their meanings.

 

3. Using a pocket chart, display one figurative language phrase and three choices. Students choose the correct answer explaining the meaning of the phrase. Repeat this activity until five to ten phrases have been used.

 

4. Create groups of three to four students. Give each group an envelope with ten figurative language phrases and meanings cut from the Figurative Language Examples handout. Each group will use a Figurative Language/Sensory Details Chart graphic organizer to glue each phrase in the appropriate column matching the meaning to the phrase. Groups will complete the Figurative Language and Sensory Details Chart graphic organizer by filling in the last column.