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\nTake your simile instruction to the next level with this collection of videos, posters, webpages, presentations, and more. Designed for a range of skill levels and learning styles, the collection has an array of resources that fit the...\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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\nHow to Identify Figurative Language\n

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\nReinforce understanding of five literary terms with a single-slide flow chart. Learners figure out if various words and phrases are examples of simile, metaphor, hyperbole, understatement, or personification. \n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nReview and discuss literary devices using this resource, a PowerPoint about personification, simile, and metaphor. Learners can talk about metaphors, similes, and personification. This could a part of a more in-depth discussion of these...\n
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\nFigurative Language Project\n

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\nWant a handy way to remember the difference between metaphors and similes, or allusions and alliteration? Individuals craft their own figurative language booklet, complete with definitions, examples, and illustrations, following...\n
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\nFind Figurative Language\n

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\nMeet with the school library specialist and work together to plan a visit and presentation on figurative language. After defining and examining examples of targeted terms, the class travels to the library where the SL has collected...\n
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\nFigurative Language: Similes\n

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\nHow does one identify a simile, and why is it important to understand what they are? Here's a very basic review. This short presentation defines the term, provides examples, and gives learners a chance to identify which two things are...\n
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\n10th Grade Poetry Unit\n

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\nImmerse your students into the wide world of poetry with this presentation, which opens a poetry unit. By first introducing the art of poetry and then providing examples of poems with figurative language, the presentation guides students...\n
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\nMetaphor Meanings\n

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\nHelp your young writers decipher the literal meanings of metaphors. After reading several metaphors, learners write the real meanings that the phrases are describing. Use this resource in a figurative language lesson, or when preparing...\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nLearners interpret figurative language.  In this language instructional activity, 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. ...\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nWhen is a staple remover a fanged monster? In your ELA classroom when you're teaching this fun figurative language activity, of course! Get your young writers using figurative language by making a game of it. Give groups a paper bag full...\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nWhat's the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Show language arts learners a presentation that identifies different types of figurative language used in poetry.\n
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\nIt's Raining Cats and Dogs! Literary Devices and Figurative Language\n

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\nThird and fourth graders study literary devices and figurative language. They view a PowerPoint presentation (which you must create) to review hyperbole, idiom, simile, and metaphor. They read and discuss the book There's A Frog in...\n
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\nElements of Poetry\n

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\nPrepare your learners to identify figurative language in poetry. Tips for reading poetry and what to look for are listed on these slides. Rhetorical devices are defined and plenty of examples are given. \n
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\nPoetry Notes \n

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\nSpinelli's Maniac Magee (excerpt): Reading and Critical Thinking Practice \n

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\nA brief, dialogue-rich passage from Jerry Spinelli's novel Maniac Magee is accompanied by a well-written literacy assessment tool. Thematic content lends itself to age-appropriate discussions about race relations and social justice....\n
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\nMetaphor Hunt\n

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\n“Mom said I was a sheepdog…” After reading a brief definition of metaphor, readers are directed to underline all the examples of this type of figurative language found in a short passage about getting a haircut. An answer sheet is included.\n
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\nFigurative Language\n

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\nAfter a quick explanation of idioms, learners evaluate the meanings of three PowerPoint examples. The slide show could be augmented or used as a presentation model for upper elementary or ELD classes.\n
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\nStudents create a PowerPoint show illustrating two types of figurative language. They demonstrate understanding of personification by creating and interpreting simple examples. They also demonstrate understanding of alliteration.\n
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\nLearn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language \"On Thin Ice\"\n

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\nIn this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, \"on thin ice,\" by looking at a cartoon. [1:45]\n
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\nMetaphors in Context\n

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\nHyperbole Lesson Plans: Ideas for the Art of Exaggeration\n

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\nHyperbole lesson plans and ideas that make figurative language instruction relevant to students' lives. Discover how to help learners better understand the figurative concept of hyperbole. A fantastic article which includes multiple web...\n
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\nKnights of the Round Table adapted by Gwen Ross\n

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\nEveryone loves the tales involving King Arthur and his knights. After reading Knights of the Round Table by Gwen Gross, learners draw inferences and conclusions, analyze story elements, and discuss figurative language, including...\n
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\nMagical Musical Tour: Using Lyrics to Teach Literary Elements\n

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