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Singing the "Song of Life": This lesson requires students to use their reading, comprehension, and analysis skills to analyze a poem and respond creatively to the selection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); By Angela Taylor.

Teaching "style": This exercise works best as a review at the mid-point or end of a literature course. Paired students describe the style of ten authors ranging from "ornate" to "plain," and then compare the authors' styles through a designated series of metaphors.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts); By Charlotte Osterman.

Teaching voice: This lesson helps students to develop an effective voice by selecting words that are clear, concrete, and exact. Exercises are based on model sentences from world literature selections.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Pamela Beal.

Thematic and organizational patterns in McLaurin's "The Rite Time of Night": Students will learn to identify and color-code thematic and organizational patterns found in the narrative and then use two-column note-taking to highlight how these patterns helped McLaurin give his story focus and organization. As a suggested follow-up activity, students are given ideas for writing their own narratives, using similar techniques as McLaurin.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts); By Vickie Smith.

Using extended similes to elaborate and add style: Students will analyze a series of extended similes, develop criteria for strong and weak extended similes, and begin using extended similes as a tool for elaboration in their own writing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Jennifer Smyth.

Write on!: Hooking the reader: Students will recognize new and innovative ways to write a narrative by discovering various ways to "hook" the reader with catchy beginnings and using figurative language and writing components to write an interesting story.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts); By Tina Duckwall.

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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

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

Onomatopoeia: A figurative language mini-lesson: Students learn the literary device of onomatopoeia in this lesson that focuses on “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. After students brainstorm a list of words and find examples of the technique in the poem, they reflect on how these words add to... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 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

Using the four-square strategy to define and identify poetic terms: This lesson from ReadWriteThink helps young students understand poetry. Use of the four-square strategy offers the student a systematic structure for defining poetic terms. Through the exploration of various poetry websites, students define alliteration,... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

What am I? Teaching poetry through riddles: Riddles are an excellent vehicle for introducing students to poetry and poetry writing. In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students explore, analyze, and discuss how metaphor, simile, and metonymy are used in riddle poems. They will use metaphor, simile, and... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts); Provided by: ReadWriteThink

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