1. Subject: Figurative Language
2. Topic: Language Arts
3. Grade Level: 5
4. Student Lesson name and URL:ctap295.ctaponline.org/~kbest/student

Fifth Grade
Language Arts:  Vocabulary and Concept Development   1.5
   Figurative Language in Context

    1. 5    Through reading students are introduced to new vocabulary and concepts.  The standard
               addressed in 1.5 is students'  understanding of figurative language and its purpose. 

1. Students will be able to write and verbally define the word "figurative."
2. Students will be able to write and verbally define "figurative language."
3. Students will be able to understand and define four types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole).
4. Students will cite and give examples of figurative language from a reading.
5. Students will discuss why their example is figurative language.
6. Students will develop and construct their own examples of figurative language by writing sentences containing it.
7. Students will be able to differentiate text which contains figurative language from text which does not through verbal and written responses.
8. Students will be able to present and defend their figurative sentences.
9. Students will be able to pass with 80% accuracy a quiz which tests their ability to identify, define, and write figurative language.

Student Activities
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Introductory Activity
Teacher writes on the board humorous sentences using figurative language. Students have a couple of minutes to read.  Tell students that by the end of the lesson they will be able to understand and identify types of figurative language and their purpose in language. Students will individually be able to find examples of figurative language in writing, restate it in literal language, create their own figurative sentence, and share with the class.  Students take the pretest. 

Enabling Activities
Teacher uses the sentences on the board to model simile, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole.
Teacher explains what each sentence represents.  Teacher puts the figurative language overhead on the projector. Students are asked to create figurative language examples and volunteer them verbally, using the overhead as a guide.  Students will break into groups to construct examples of figurative language to include at least two simile, metaphors, hyperbolas, and personifications each.
 

Culminating Activity
Using the language arts adopted text, students search previously read stories for examples of figurative language.  Students record one of each type and also rewrite the sentence using literal language.
 

Assessment
Students take a post test to demonstrate their understanding.  Students read a short passage which contains figurative language. Students classify the various types of figurative language and answer an essay question  which assesses their understanding the purpose of figurative language in literature.  

Results
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Introductory Activity
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Enabling Activity
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