Literary Elements Two Stray, One Stay *IF YOU ARE NOT REQUIRING STUDENTS TO MAKE THEIR OWN POSTERS (for time or other issues) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE POSTERS PRINTED OUT ALREADY. (Add to end of powerpoint)

Literary Elements Terms The following terms will be covered within this exercise: Figurative Language Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Flashback and Foreshadowing Paradox Allusion Imagery Irony Conflict

Directions: In small groups... Read the vocabulary word/definition assigned to your group. In the box(es) assigned to your group, provide an example of this term. Options: Could do but not limited to... From a text we have read An illustration that clearly exhibits usage of the term Something common in conversation or society

Directions: One stay, Two stray Each student will have an alphabetical label, either A, B, or C. Listen to instructions regarding your movement. Stay: Teach the lesson to the next two students. Stray: Move to the next term and learn from another student. Potential Sequence: Rotation 1- A Stays, B and C Stray Rotation 2- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 3- C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 4- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 5- A Stays, B and C Stray Rotation 6- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 7- C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 8- A Stays, B and C Stray Rotation 9- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 10-C Stays, A and B Stray

PRINT OUTS The following slides have been provided as resources to educators. Feel free to print these out as a way to further support your students.

Potential Sequence: Read Aloud Print this out for day of lesson. Rotation 1- A Stays, B and C Stray Rotation 2- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 3- C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 4- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 5- A Stays, B and C Stray Rotation 6- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 7- C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 8- A Stays, B and C Stray Rotation 9- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 10-C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 11- C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 12- B Stays, A and C Stray Rotation 13- C Stays, A and B Stray Rotation 14- A Stays, C and B Stray

Figurative Language Use of words to affect a meaning other than the usual/literal meaning of those words 1 2 3 4 5 6

Compares similar things or ideas without using the words like or as Metaphor Compares similar things or ideas without using the words like or as 1 2 3 4 5 6

Compares different things or ideas by using the words like or as Simile Compares different things or ideas by using the words like or as 1 2 3 4 5 6

Hyperbole Use of exaggeration to provoke strong emotions, to create humor, or to make a point. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Flashback/Foreshadowing Flashback: scene that takes place earlier than the story’s current time Foreshadowing: an occurrence, feeling, or object that forewarns of an event and which is only fully understood in hindsight 1 2 3 4 5 6

Paradox A statement that initially seems to contradict itself but, in fact, includes a fundamental truth 1 2 3 4 5 6

Allusion A direct or indirect reference to a significant person, event, time or work of literature 1 2 3 4 5 6

Imagery The use of figurative language to paint a sensory picture for the reader 1 2 3 4 5 6

A result/event/response/occurrence that differs Irony A result/event/response/occurrence that differs from what is expected 1 2 3 4 5 6

Conflict The struggle between two or more forces, internal and/or external, that drive the plot 1 2 3 4 5 6