Ela 8 - Figurative Language Lesson Plan
Ela 8 - Figurative Language Lesson Plan
Ela 8 - Figurative Language Lesson Plan
Title/Focus
Subject/Grade ELA 8 Time 55 minutes
Level Duration
Outcomes
GLO 2 - Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond
personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.
4 - Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to enhance the clarity and
artistry of communication
SLO Outcomes:
2.2 Respond to Texts
• infer the literal and figurative meaning of words in context, using idioms, analogies,
metaphors and similes
• use words and phrases to modify, clarify and enhance ideas and descriptions in own
writing
• use a variety of simple, compound and complex sentence structures to communicate
effectively, and to make writing interesting
• use correct pronoun-antecedent agreement in own writing
• use verb tenses consistently throughout a piece of writing
• Attend to spelling
Learning Objectives
Students will
1. Identify different examples of figurative language
2. Understand several examples of figurative language and how to use and identify them within
writing
Assessments
Formative
• Kahoot!
• Figurative Language Review Packet
Prior to the Lesson Materials
• Print Figurative Language review packet
• Print Figurative Language crossword
search
• Create google slides presentation
• Set up Kahoot!
Procedure
Introduction Time
• Remind students that they must submit their choices for their Holocaust 20 minutes
books to Mme Chantal
• Introduce students to the concept of figurative language
• Go over different forms of figurative language detailed in the PowerPoint
o Hyperbole
o Allusion
o Alliteration
o Imagery
o Irony
o Metaphor
o Idiom
o Onomatopoeia
o Paradox
o Personification
o Simile
o Symbolism
Body Time
• Have the students take out their devices and prepare to do a Kahoot! 30 minutes
o The students will answer the questions asking for the definition of
different examples of figurative language
• Review the standards/expectations you have regarding the privilege of doing
a Kahoot!
o Students must ensure names and comments are appropriate
o If things get out of hand we will stop and they will complete
worksheets for the rest of the period and further Kahoots will
potentially be out of the question
• After the playing the Kahoot! Students will practice their figurative language
skills by working through the figurative language review package
Closure Time
• Students will continue to work on the review package until the end of the 5 minutes
period
• If students complete the review package, they can complete the figurative
language crossword search
Reflection: