PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: I Have a Metaphor
This lesson not only examines the message of Dr. King, but also the words themselves. This is a lesson in identifying the literary devices that he used in his "I Have a Dream" Speech. It will introduce the following literary devices:...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: My Adidas: Letting Your Possessions Tell Your Story
In this lesson plan, students will listen to Run D.M.C.'s classic, "My Adidas", then they will think about everywhere their shoes have taken them and the story they have to tell. Using literary devices such as personification, point of...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Personified Number Stories
In this lesson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is used as the mentor text. Learners will explore numbers and the properties of these numbers. Students will then write a math story, using the explored numbers, and incorporate...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Deploying Style Effectively
This lesson focuses on rhetorical devices and how to use them effectively in public speaking. These include alliteration, antithesis, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, repetition and parallelism, and simile and metaphor.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Very Quiet Cricket
During this lesson, young scholars will write a sequel to The Very Quiet Cricket. The students will discuss and demonstrate the use of personification in the story. The class will also complete a WebQuest about The Very Quiet Cricket.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Death Personified
In this lesson, students will personify an object within a poem. They will focus on voice and word choice in order to fully convey their message.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Suggestions for Writing Memoirs: Memories of a Pet or Object
This lesson, inspired by Gary Paulsen's My Life in Dog Years, helps young scholars write memoirs or narratives about their lives through the eyes of a pet, a favorite pair of jeans, or their shoes. Students choose one item that is very...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...
Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Using Figurative Language to Shape Meaning and Style
The students will be able to identify different types of figurative language in a story and explain how the author uses figurative language to shape the meaning and style of the story.