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FIGURATIVE/DESCRIPTIVE

LANGUAGE & LITERARY DEVICES

AND TEXT FEATURES

Day One

Begin reading the article (Dont Say Goodbye) using the READ-HIGHLIGHT-WRITE method. Read a small chunk; highlight (underline) a few important words from the text. Stop at a transition in the text and write a very short summary statement (no more than five or six words).

Review the Terms

In order to get the students up and moving, rather than just sitting mindlessly listening to me define the terms for them, I sent them on a Scavenger Hunt.

I had them copy down the terms on the next slide, skipping a line between each term.

Then, I printed out the slide after that. Depending upon the number of students you have, you will have to make multiple copies. I cut the terms/ definitions into strips. I placed one strip/definition on each students desk, face down. Then, I gave them each a piece of tape. They had to tape the strip on the back of a friend, with the definition facing out. Then, they walked around the room, looking at each others back, copying the definitions as they went.

It is kind of a goofy way to do it, but they enjoyed it and it was better than just having them sit there and copy them off the board.

Descriptive Language: Tone Mood Irony Imagery Alliteration Sensory Details Onomatopoeia

Figurative Language: Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Symbolism

Figurative and Descriptive Language Scavenger Hunt

LA._.2.1.7: Figurative and Descriptive Language Words and Definitions

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Review the Terms: Descriptive Language and other Literary Devices: Tone: The authors attitude about what he/she is writing about. Mood: The feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text. Irony: When one thing is expected to happen, but its opposite happens instead. Imagery: Description that allows the reader to see what he/she is reading about. Alliteration: Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words for an effect. Sensory Details: Description so good that it allows the reader to see, hear, taste, smell or feel what he/she is reading about. Onomatopoeia: Words that are spelled like a sound (Boom, Click, Clack, etc.). Repetition: When the author/poet repeats the same word(s) for an effect. Figurative Language: Simile: A comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as. Personification: When something non-human is given human characteristics. Hyperbole: A total exaggeration. Symbolism: When one thing is meant to represent another.

Some Typical Descriptive Language Question Stems:

Descriptive: What mood does the author create by writing that _______? Based on the descriptions in the passage Clara thought the city smells were ______? What words or phrases create the tone of _________? What word best characterizes the overall tone of the passage? How does the authors use of descriptive language help _________ know what to expect? The description of the kitchen in the passage indicates that Claras grandmother likes to _______?

Typical Figurative Language Question Stems: Figurative: Read these sentences from the passage. Which literary device is used in the sentence above? (for example: personification, imitating the sound of the ball) Which literary devices does the author use in the sentence above? How is the author comparing _sunsets_ to _Fridays_? (possible options: simile, metaphor, etc.) Why does the author compare _sunsets _ to _Fridays_? (to show the ) Which characteristic applies to the sunset? (personification, simile, etc.) Read this line from the poem. What does the speaker mean by? The following phrase: ________ emphasizes that Why does the author compare the sunsets to death?

1. Look at the article with a partner. Circle and Label any Figurative or Descriptive Language in the article.

2. Read the poems. Circle and Label any Figurative or Descriptive Language in the poem.

Hyperbole

Simile

Imagery

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Personification

Examples

Warm-Up: Take a sheet. Take the poems out of your folder. Figurative/Descriptive Language & Literary Devices and Text Features

Answer the following questions (from lines 11-17): 1. Why does the poet call him a broken statue?

2. What is the purpose of repeating the words crawling,

crawling, crawling three times?

3. Based on the poem, write a caption for the picture above. It must have something to do with the picture AND the poem.

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Figurative/Descriptive Language & Literary Devices

1. Why does the poet refer to Alex as a broken statue? A. He is using imagery to show the reader Alexs true

appearance. B. He is using metaphor to provide an image of how bad

Alex must feel. C. He is using personification to show the reader how

statues can become human. D. He is using hyperbole to exaggerate how badly he has

been physically abused by the bullies.


Figurative/Descriptive Language & Literary Devices 2. Read the following line: Crawling, crawling, crawling. One cracked arm and leg after another. Which device is used in the line above? A. Irony, because statues cannot crack. B. Hyperbole, exaggerating how far the boy crawls. C. Repetition, to illustrate the feeling of the boys life. D. Personification, making the boy seem like a statue.

Text Features 3. Based on the poem, write a caption for the picture. A. Ancient ruins. B. Living a broken life. C. The history of bullies. D. Saving the world.


Warm-Up: Take a sheet. Take out Dont Say Goodbye and the three poems. Figurative/Descriptive Language & Literary Devices and Text Features

1. Look at the first paragraph in Dont Say Goodbye. Which figurative language devices do you see in this paragraph?

2. Look at the poem Alex. Look at lines 15-17. What figurative language device is used here? What is the mood of those lines?

3. In Alex, look at all of the italicized words. Look at the entire poem and try to determine why those words are italicized, yet others, like them, are not.


4. Read the following sentence: Tears well in his eyes as he looks at the school that seems more like a prison. Which figurative language device is used in this sentence? A. Metaphor, comparing Alexs eyes to prison bars. B. Simile, comparing the school to a prison for Alex. C. Hyperbole, exaggerating the anger Alex feels inside. D. Personification, making the school look like the eyes of a prison to Alex.


5.Read the following lines from Alex: Looking for happiness in the medicines. But, they dont come. They dont find him. Which figurative language device is used in these lines? A. Simile, comparing Alex to medicine. B. Metaphor, comparing happiness to medicines. C. Symbolism, describing the medicines as something that represents freedom. D. Personification, describing the medicine as something that can go look for Alex.

Text Features

6. The authors use of italicized print in Alex aids the readers understanding by: A. Helping to establish the point at which Alex changes. B. Establishing the importance of the word him. C. Providing emphasis to the words that make the reader feel the saddest. D. Creating an image that allows the reader to see the importance of Alex being male.

Warm-Up: Take a sheet. Take out Dont Say Goodbye and the three poems. Figurative/Descriptive Language & Literary Devices and Text Features

1. Look at the third paragraph in Dont Say Goodbye. Based on the content of the article, rewrite the first sentence with a different simile. Be creative

2. Read line 1 of the poem, Lonely. Either illustrate the line, or rewrite the line with stronger imagery.


3. Read the following sentence: It may not sound real, but for 13-year-old Alex Minardi, the car ride to school felt less like a new day and more like a death march. Which figurative language device is used in this sentence? A. Metaphor, comparing the sounds Alex heard to a death march. B. Simile, comparing the car ride to a death march for Alex. C. Hyperbole, exaggerating the anger Alex feels inside. D. Personification, making a car seem like it could march.


4. Read the following line from Lonely: The smell of bullying is putrid green. Which figurative language device is used in this line? A. Imagery, describing the feeling that bullying gives the poet. B. Personification, giving the color of green to bullying. C. Hyperbole, exaggerating the colors that victims see. D. Simile, comparing bullying to a green muck.

Text Features

5. How does the bulleted list support the theme of the article? A. It provides information that might be helpful

to students dealing with bullying. B. It shows how law enforcement officers deal

with bullies. C. It tells students what to do if they feel like

bullying someone. D. The list provides names of sites where bullies

can be reported.

Warm-Up: Take a sheet.

Take out Dont Say Goodbye and the three poems. Figurative/Descriptive Language & Literary Devices and Text Features

1.Read the following definitions (types of tones): Optimistic: Seeing good in all things (glass half full) Pessimistic: Seeing bad in all things (glass half empty) Anxious: Being nervous about things (based on fear) Carefree: Having no worries or concerns

Which of the tones above describes the tone of lines 19-22 of Techno-Bully? 2. Review the textbox on the back of Dont Say Goodbye. What is the purpose of the textbox?


3. Which of the following expresses the most likely tone of paragraph 9 in Dont Say Goodbye? A. Frustrated B. Happy C. Pessimistic D. Quiet


4. Read lines 9 through 15 of Lonely. What is the tone of these lines? A. Angry B. Anxious C. Carefree D. Wondering

Text Features

5.How does the text box on the back of Dont Say Goodbye aid the readers understanding of the article. A. It spotlights the importance of journal entries in fighting bullying. B. It emphasizes the different types of communication necessary to stop bullying. C. It recalls a real-life scenario in which people can learn how to stand up to bullies. D. It emphasizes that there are people who can overcome bullying and are willing to support others.

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