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Revisiting Big Metaphors and Themes: Revising and Beginning to Perform Two-Voice Poems Lesson PlanRevisiting Big Metaphors and Themes: Revising and Beginning to Perform Two-Voice Poems Lesson Plan
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Now that your class has read all of Esperanza Rising, take the time to tackle big metaphors and themes. Pupils will participate in an activity called Chalk Talk, in which they circulate around the room in small groups and add comments to charts that are labeled with five metaphors in the novel. Conduct a whole-class discussion on this activity, leaving some time to perform the two-voice poems that were written previously. Part of a well-sequenced series, the activity will help wrap up the novel and big ideas.

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metaphors, figurative language, literary devices, literary themes, literary elements, esperanza rising, pam munoz ryan, poetry writing

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esperanza rising, pam munoz ryan, metaphor, theme, main idea, central idea, english language arts
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Grade
5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.4 SL.5.6

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