Monday, November 18, 2013

Tuesday, November 19 METAPHORS

Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze poetry and figurative language in order to improve reading comprehension and writing skills.

DO NOW

Identify the following from the lines below:

1. An idiom
2. A simile
3. A metaphor
4. Rhyme

 got some weight on my shoulders, to me it's like feathers
All hail Weezy, call it bad weather
I stick to the script, I memorize the lines
Cause life is a movie that I've seen too many times

You're on the outside looking in, close the blinds



Direct Instruction

Figurative language - powerpoint

IDENTIFY POWERPOINT

Guided

Read directions to analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 130.

Independent

Either individually or in pairs, analyze the SONNET according to directions. You may turn in one analysis for two students if you are working in a pair.

When complete, review the metaphor family poems. Choose a topic for your own metaphor family poem. Some ideas in addition to the ones provided are:

1. An ice cream sundae
2. A circus
3. Solar System
5. A sandwich
6. A book
7. A football or baseball team
8. The ocean
9. A school
10. A musical band


Closure

Review answers to sonnet analysis.

Exit Pass

What is the author's purpose of using figurative language in poetry as well as other forms of writing?






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