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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students define "metaphor" and discuss examples of it in writing. They look carefully at a photograph by Dorothea Lange and discuss its relationship to the concept of metaphor. They write effectively about their own experience, picking an object t Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students define and identify examples of metaphors. They read and analyze the metaphors used in poetry by Langston Hughes, Margaret Atwood, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others. Students create their own metaphors and apply this tool to their own writing projects. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore metaphors and then complete a worksheet on which they write metaphors. They may illustrate the metaphors. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 12th
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Students investigate the use of similes and metaphors. They define simile and metaphor, read newspaper and magazine articles, identifying the similes and metaphors, and write original similes and metaphors to present to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students focus on the creation of personal metaphors, which are first illustrated in pictures and caricatures and then extended to descriptive/analytical paragraphs. They teach the lesson to others using their own personal metaphors as models. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine a series of poems containing metaphors and with each poem, the lesson progresses in difficulty addressing all skill levels. How metaphors are used in literature and what makes it an effective tool is explored in this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students analyze idioms and comparisons to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases. As a class, they read poems and determine whether it uses similes or metaphors. In addition, individual assessment is provided. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students read Amelia Bedilia and listen for metaphors. They analyze the different uses for metaphors and create a literal drawing of a given metaphor and present it to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students define and identify examples of metaphors in literature and discuss what makes a metaphor effective. They read and analyze metaphors used in poetry by Langston Hughes, Margaret Atwood, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others. Individually, students create their own metaphors and apply this tool to their own writing projects. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students use context clues to identify and determine the figurative meaning of similes and metaphors to help make a picture in the reader's mind of what they are describing. They practice using figurative language to help their writing come alive. Full Review »
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