AIM : Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words. Do Now : On the do now vocabulary sheet, follow the directions to create your own.

AIM: Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words.

Do Now:

On the do now

vocabulary sheet, follow

the directions to create your

own sentences.

AGENDA Freshman English 11-15-11

1.Do Now2.Main Lesson3.Review Points4.File Work

Homework: complete any

incomplete classwork

Main Lesson


What is Poetry?


Intro


Poetry uses both figurative and literal meanings of words.

“…the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, and his legs flew up.” – Thank you Ma’m by Langston Hughes

Literal language tells you exactly what happened.


Poetry uses both figurative and literal meanings of words.

Figurative language puts a picture in the reader’s mind.

the boy hit the sidewalk like a sack of potatoes.


Literal language tells you exactly what happened.

one of the two boys heard a very loud sound overhead.



“one of the two boys …. looks up to listen to a tremendous screeching roar from overhead.” - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Sterling


Put some life to this ‘literal’ sentence that describes the sun:

I think the sun is a star,That comes out for just one hour.



“I think the sun is a flower,That blooms for just one hour.” - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury


Main Lesson

Put “life” to the following everyday objects so that you’ll have a mental picture of the object:



Literal: The chairs were brightly colored

Figurative: The Chairs were like colors in a flag.



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Figurative Language Review:• A writers tool• It helps the reader

to visualize (see) what the writer is thinking

• It puts a picture in the readers mind

Examples of Figurative Language

Similes and Metaphors

Simile• A simile is used

to compare two things

• It uses the words “like” or “as” to make comparisons.

Simile• My new puppy

is like a big furry ball.

Metaphor• A metaphor is used

to compare two things

• Instead of saying something is “like” or “as” --- a metaphor states that it just IS.

Metaphor• John’s mind is a computer.

Metaphor• Ginger is an

angel.

Imagery –• the use of words to

create a mental picture of something. For example, if you read the words “the sea was calm,” you create a calm sea in your imagination.

Symbolismthe use of one thing to represent something else. Literally, a country’s flag is just a piece of cloth but symbolically it means patriotism and love of country.

Read along to yourself with Southbound on the Freeway as the teacher reads it aloud.

Look for uses of figurative language and underline all the examples that you can find.



A tourist came in from Orbitville,

parked in the air, and said:

The creatures of this starare made of metal and glass.

Explain the use of

figurative

Language in the poem

Explain the use of

figurative



Through the transparent partsyou can see their guts.

Their feet are round and rollon diagrams--or long

measuring tapes--dark with white lines.

Explain the use of

figurative



They have four eyes.The two in the back are red.

Explain the use of

figurative



Sometimes you can see a 5-eyed one, with a red eye turning

on the top of his head. He must be special-

the others respect him,and go slow,

when he passes, winding among them from behind.

Explain the use of

figurative



They all hiss as they glide,like inches, down the marked

tapes. Those soft shapes, shadowy inside

the hard bodies--are they their guts or their brains?


Check for Understanding:

What is the poet imagining in “Southbound on the Freeway”?



Who is the speaker of the poem “Southbound on the Freeway”?



Each detail in “Southbound on the Freeway” is a clue to the riddle.



What is the “tourist” looking at?


See if you can identify all the clues by completing these “equations”:

guts = ?


tapes = ?

5-eyed one = ?

feet = ?

eyes = ?


Suppose you are driving one of the cars south-bound on the freeway. You look up and see this tourist parked in the air. Think of some figures of speech you’d use to describe this to your friends.


Haven’t cars in our world really become ….more important than people?”

Quote from the Author:


Haven’t cars in our world really become ….more important than people?”

What do you think about this quote?

Guided Practice:


Using what you know about literal and figurative language, write 5 figurative sentences about 5 common things you see in the classroom, school, the home or anywhere else. Record you answers in your yellow journal. Please put the date on the top.

Guided Practice: Adaptations


The schools look like a prison because there is barbed wire around it.

The girl radiated sunshine wherever she went; she always had a positive attitude.

Guided Practice:


Write 5 figurative sentences about 5 common things you see in the classroom, school, the home or anywhere else.

Example: “The skateboard flew like a rocket through the intersection.”“My cellphone grew legs and walked off last period – I can’t find it anywhere!”

Closure: (Debrief)


What do you know about literal and figurative language?

Name one positive thing you heard during this lesson.

Summarize work and behavior

Set next steps

AIM:AIM: Understand the use of conflict in a story or poem;

understand setting, tone and irony.

Just Lather, That’s All

Partner read pages 102 and 103 in World Literature. Then using your yellow student journals, answer questions in the margins on page 102 and 103.

AIM : Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words. Do Now : On the do now vocabulary sheet, follow the directions to create your own.

Documents

figurative meanings

literal meanings of

literal sentence

figurative language

intro slide

readers mind slide

main lesson aim

incomplete classwork