Figurative language awards ceremony
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=115
A lesson plan for grades 3–5 English Language Arts
In this lesson, students find examples of their favorite literary devices in texts they have read throughout the course. Before beginning this activity, students should already be familiar with figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification. After independently exploring books known for their figurative language, students divide into groups and are assigned a literary device. Students search the books for their assigned literary device and choose their top five selections. The class will then participate in an awards ceremony honoring their favorite use of figurative language in a text. Students will volunteer their selections, and the entire class will cast votes for the “Best Use of Simile”. This procedure is followed for the other literary devices being studied. At the end of the activity, students go back to their groups to write acceptance speeches containing as many uses of figurative language as possible. Readwritethink provides a list of books that can be used with this activity and a graphic organizer to help students identify figurative language in texts. An alternative of this lesson would be to complete the same activity with songs instead of texts.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
- author's purpose.
- plot.
- conflict.
- sequence.
- resolution.
- lesson and/or message.
- main idea and supporting details.
- cause and effect.
- fact and opinion.
- point of view (author and character).
- author's use of figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, imagery).
- Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
Grade 4
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
- plot.
- theme.
- main idea and supporting details.
- author's choice of words.
- mood.
- author's use of figurative language.
- Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
Grade 5
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.04: Identify elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
- plot development.
- author's choice of words.
- effectiveness of figurative language (e.g., personification, flashback).
- tone.
- Objective 2.04: Identify elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
