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\nOn the Hunt: Understanding Figurative Language\n

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\nYoung writers hunt for examples of figurative language in their reading. The hunt requires pupils to cite  their sources, record a quoted example for each type of figurative language, and an explanation of what they think the...\n
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\n\"Personification\n\n
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\nPersonification Poems\n

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\nPersonification poems can get students writing and thinking poetically.\n
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\nExplore Literary Devices in Popular Lyrics\n

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\nBring literary devices to life by listening to popular song clips and studying their lyrics.\n
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\nMagical Musical Tour: Using Lyrics to Teach Literary Elements\n

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\nLanguage arts learners don't need a lecture about poetry; they listen to poetry every day on the radio! Apply skills from literary analysis to famous songs and beautiful lyrics with a lesson about literary devices. As...\n
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\nFables and Stories Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology\n

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\nA read-aloud anthology focuses on fables. Over three weeks, first graders listen to various stories and then participate in lessons that cover story elements, including plot, characters, setting, and personification and explore...\n
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\nMetaphors, Personifications, Similes, and Hyperboles\n

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\nFourth graders discuss prior knowledge of the terms simile, hyperbole, metaphor, and personification. They then listen to the definitions of each and write a hyperbole, personification, simile, and metaphor to describe a Mr. Potato Head...\n
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\nGoddesses are Personifications Too!\n

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\nStudents analyze the use of personification in classical Greek art and the Neoclassical period. In this Neoclassical art lesson, students discuss the cultural values reflected in classical and Neoclassical....\n
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\nIdentifying Figurative Language #1\n

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\nIn this identifying types of figurative language worksheet, students read sentences and phrases, determine if they are similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personifications, or a combination, identify the type/s and write an explanation of...\n
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\nPersonify This\n

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\nEighth graders study personification in published works of poetry, then create their own through the use of diamante or cinquain poetry. They read and discuss poetry by Shel Silverstein, William Jay Smith, and Elinor Wylie.\n
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\nReading the Play\n

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\nStudents read the play \"Julius Caesar\" by William Shakespeare. In groups, they identify the instances of similes, metaphors and personification. They use the Internet to compare and contrast the events in the play with historical facts....\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nStudents interpret figurative language.  For this language lesson, students are read the poem \"I Love the Look of Words\" by Maya Angelou and are to find examples of hyperbole and personification in the poem.  Students then...\n
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\nLanguage Arts: Stylistic Devices\n

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\nStudents are able to define given literary terms, such as metaphor, simile, imagery, personification, symbolism, etc. They are able to identify the use of literary elements in a given text. Students are able to interpret weather...\n
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\nBringing Household Items to Life\n

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\nUse folk tales as inspiration for learning about and using personification in creative writing. Learners brainstorm together in order to practice personification before writing their own poems or paragraphs about a household object.\n
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\nPoetic Elements Are Fun!\n

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\nEngage your class in the elements of poetry with a series of lessons and activities. The plans cover simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and imagery. Learners come up their their own metaphors, identify poetic...\n
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\nRudyard Kipling's \"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi\": Mixing Fact and Fiction\n

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\n\"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,\" from The Jungle Book, offers young readers a chance to examine how Rudyard Kipling uses setting and personification to bring to life the brave mongoose who battles cobras to protect his family. Class members...\n
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\nIdentifying, Mapping, and Personifying Countries Involved in WWII\n

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\nGet artsy with this WWII group activity, starting with a whole-class assignment. Create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific using geometric shapes cut from construction paper and placed on the floor. Consider splitting the...\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nWhat is figurative language, and why do we use it? Introduce your high schoolers to some examples and discuss the importance of including this element in your writing. After studying a text and searching for examples, writers will...\n
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\nSky\n

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\nLead your class through a writing exercise that explores personification. After listening to the teacher read a poem that personifies the sky, they go step by step through the writing their own personification poems.\n
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\nFigurative Language iMovie\n

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\nIn order to understand figurative language, learners read 5 poems, each exemplifying a different literary device. They discuss and write responses to each poem. They then choose one literary device which they will use as the basis...\n
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\nFigurative Language & Poetic Devices Activity: Firework by Katy Perry \n

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\nSure to engage your class in poetry, this resource requires them to identify, label, and explain poetic devices and figurative language used in Katy Perry's hit song \"Firework\". A well-organized page that chunks the lyrics so learners...\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nPlay a figurative language game! Starting with a review of terms, this presentation quickly launches into a quiz game with hyper-linked answers. Simply click an answer to find out if it's wrong or right. The option to try again is always...\n
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\nDiscover lyric poetry through a reading of Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar and analyze its meaning with three short-answer questions covering symbolism, personification, alliteration, metaphors, and similes. \n
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\nOrpheus the Lyrical – Figurative Language Review Game\n

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\nTurn grammar practice into a game, a video game this is! Scholars show what they know about figurative language with a video game that takes them through a land filled with coins, magic, and animals. Concepts include similes,...\n
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\nMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH: Novel Study\n

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\nThe field mouse, also known as the meadow vole, is most active at night, so hide the cheese! Scholars research these interesting rodents and record three fascinating facts using the novel study for Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. They...\n
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