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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