Thursday & Friday - Jan 2 & 3 - Figurative Language / Seven Ages of Man

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze author's use of figurative language in poetry in order to create images for the reader.



DO NOW - 

What idea is the author trying to communicate when he uses the following simile, metaphor and personification?

1. Her eyes were like diamonds.
2. The pillow was a fluffy cloud.
3. The flowers danced freely in the breeze and turned their happy faces to the sun.



Direct Instruction

Video review of figurative language. - Airplanes

hyperboles

allusions

extended metaphor

WHY do authors use figurative language? (What is the purpose? What does it help the reader do?) 
They use it to COMMUNICATE AN IDEA MORE CLEARLY AND CREATE AN IMAGE FORTHE READER.

worksheet -
After finding the figurative language in the story, choose one kind that he uses (simile, hyperbole, etc). Provide two examples and and explain what idea he is trying to communicate for each example.

Direct Instruction

SLIDESHARE - INTRO TO SEVEN AGES OF MAN

Use chrome books to research William Shakespeare. Answer the following questions:

1. When and where was he born?
2. Tell me something about his childhood.
3. How many children did he have? Tell me something about them.
4. How many plays did he write?
5. How many poems?
6. Was Shakespeare superstitious? Give an example of how you know.
7. How and where did Shakespeare die?

Read and analyze Seven Ages of Man - Shakespeare

It is an extended metaphor - What are the stages of life being compared to??

Complete graphic organizer provided according to directions.

Then, in prose form:

Choose one of the stages of life that you relate to the most. Discuss / explain the metaphor for this stage. Explain the images created by figurative language for this stage of life. Then, evaluate (provide your opinion based on information provided) - what is the most important stage of life and why?