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- 5th
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Students listen to a story that uses homonyms and figurative language throughout the text. They illustrate the literal and figurative meanings of some figures of speech. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create pieces of writing about a creature they have created. They examine the parts of speech and how they are used in their writing to see how they can write more specifically. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the nature and limits of the Constitutional right to freedom of speech. They read and analyze the First Amendment, discuss various case studies, and research and record their own opinion on discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the biography and literature of William Shakespeare. They discover Shakespeare's language and writing style. They complete a web quest about Shakespeare. They identify figures of speech and expressions and determine how these have changed over time. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students know the meaning of a given list of figures of speech and stylistic devices. They identify examples of these terms in the music and songs with which they are familiar. They examine how to apply the knowledge of these terms to writing and literature. They then teach terms using appropriate presentation skills using technology. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students comprehend and identify the techniques used by authors with descriptive writing. They identify parts of speech in descriptions. Students identify figures of speech in descriptions: similes, metaphors, and personifications. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students read through articles and work as a class to identify the techniques used by the author to develop a descriptive writing. Students then work independently identifying parts of speech and figures of speech in descriptions. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify examples of figurative language in the book, "One Day in the Woods," by Jean Craighead George. They illustrate a figure of speech and identify it as a simile or metaphor. Each student then records their reflections in their learning logs. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students use technology to explore poetry and its related elements, such as theme, figures of speech, or literary devices. They complete four poetry projects including poetic devices and Powerpoint presentation. They create an interactive poem companion that explains devices used in the poem, or links to images created by the poem. They storyboard, script and perform a two minute film of a recitation of a poem. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students practice experiencing writing with appropriate language and incorporating the eight parts of speech. They assess that many words have multiple functions when used in different contexts. Each student free writes in response to a picture or scene, identify the parts of speech in it and compose a story about the picture or scene using descriptive words and phrases. Full Review »
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