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Idioms: In The Walking Classroom, page 2; In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students listen to a podcast about idioms and discuss their use and how they can be confusing.; Format: lesson plan

An integrated poetry unit: My students have always disliked poetry. The different ways in which this lesson approaches poetry and the connection it makes to their "March Madness" studies seems to make poetry more enjoyable, fun, and relevant for my students. In order to integrate with the sixth grade math and social studies teachers, I teach this unit during the ACC tournament to coincide with the "March Madness" unit that is covered in the math classes.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts); By Nancy Guthrie.

Riddles from The Hobbit: In The Walking Classroom, page 8; In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students discuss the use of riddles in The Hobbit and their figurative qualities.; Format: lesson plan

Similes: "The Talking Eggs" by Robert San Souci is used to introduce and illustrate an author's use of language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. Students will draw a picture to show what this author meant, create similes to describe themselves, and finally use a simile in their next story in Writer's Workshop.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts); By jennifer lettieri.

The Walking Classroom: Lesson plans and podcasts aligned to the fifth grade curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Writing stories with person-ality: In this lesson, students will be introduced to the concept of adding figurative language to their narrative writing. Through teacher modeling and sharing of appropriate picture books, students will learn to recognize and create personifications for their stories.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Janice Lane.

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Alliteration all around: The teacher introduces students to alliteration using one of several picture books by Pamela Duncan Edwards. After hearing techniques used by the author during a read-aloud, students attempt to define alliteration. Then the teacher chooses one passage to... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Alliteration in headline poems: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students will be introduced to the term alliteration. They will be given examples of alliteration and asked to create their own examples of alliteration. As a project, students will be asked to create a headline poem consisting... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Animals of the Chinese zodiac: In this lesson from the EDSITEment website, students learn about the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. As well as developing their knowledge of Chinese culture, students learn to recognize symbols and describe different human character traits. From this... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies); Provided by: EDSITEment

As slippery as an eel: An ocean unit exploring simile and metaphor: In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore simile and metaphor in fiction and nonfiction ocean books. Using the figurative language they have identified in their readings as a model, students revise their own work to add simile and metaphor. Students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using comic books to teach onomatopoeia: In this lesson, students use comic strips to find onomatopoetic words, develop a vocabulary list from the words, and discuss why writers use onomatopoeia. In the introductory activity, students listen for words that imitate the natural sound associated... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Dancing minds and shouting smiles: Teaching personification through poetry: Students learn about personification in this lesson that uses “The Sky is Low” by Emily Dickinson, “Two Sunflowers Move in the Yellow Room” by William Blake, and “April Rain Song” by Langston Hughes. After the teacher... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Figurative language awards ceremony: 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.... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Figurative language: Teaching idioms: In this lesson, students explore figurative language with a focus on the literal versus the metaphorical translations of idioms. Through read-alouds, teacher modeling, and student-centered activities presented in the classroom, students further develop... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Finding figurative language in “The Phantom Tollbooth”: After reading the first two chapters of The Phantom Tollbooth, students are introduced to figurative language through a brief PowerPoint presentation. Once they understand how authors use figurative language in novels, students... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Let freedom ring: The life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Students listen to a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., view photographs of the March on Washington, and study King's use of imagery and allusion in his “I Have a Dream” speech. After studying King's use of imagery and allusion, they create... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Information Skills); Provided by: EDSITEment

Lonely as a cloud: Using poetry to understand similes: As the teacher reads the poem, “Willow and Ginkgo,” students illustrate what is being described and compare their drawings in small groups. Students identify similes in the poem and learn to use similes as a poetic device for description in... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Modeling reading and analysis processes with the works of Edgar Allan Poe: Explore reading strategies using the think-aloud process as students investigate connections between the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe in this ReadWriteThink lesson, which begins with an in-depth exploration of “The Raven.” Students move... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

Pictures in words: Poems of Tennyson and Noyes: In this lesson from EDSITEment, students will explore how poets Tennyson and Noyes use words to paint vivid and memorable pictures and describe how “word pictures” emphasize or qualify the meanings of their poems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: EDSITEment

Reading and writing workshop: "Freak The Mighty": This lesson plan from ReadWriteThink is a novel study of Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. The lesson includes the modeling and practicing of specific reading comprehension strategies, vocabulary and word study, a figurative language activity,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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