Date: 9/25/15 Aim: How can we identify figurative language in a text? Warm Up: Identify the quote with the character and make an inference about the character. 1.Penelope 2.Junior 3.Grandma Weekly learning target : I can identify figurative language and its effect on the story. A.“I felt like somebody had shoved me into a rocket ship and blasted me into a new planet.” B.“Yes way! You see, you men and boys are like packs of wild dogs. This giant boy is the alpha male of the school, and you’re the new dog so he pushed you around a bit to see how tough you are.” C.“I’m wearing this to protest the treatment of homeless people in this country. I’m going to ask for only spare change tonight, instead of candy, and I’m going to give it all to the homeless.”

Think/Tri/Share Partner C shares Partner A and B actively listen Partners switch roles

Connection What are the major events from last night’s reading?

Character List Grandma- (aka Grandmother Spirit)- is PowWow Famous, Junior values her advice and has a gift for tolerance Roger- Reardan High School’s star basketball player who tried bullying Arnold; Arnold ended up punching him in the face Penelope- the beautiful blonde girl that Arnold (Junior) is in love with

Agenda O Warm Up: Last night’s reading O Mini-Lesson: Figurative Language O Guided Practice: Poetry reading highlighting figurative language O Independent Practice: Pair Poem deconstruction O Wrap up: Back to Aim with Exit Slip O Homework: Read ATD to page 100

Think…. What are some “figures of speech” that we use in every day speech?

Figurative Language Figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer so that the reader can see something more vividly, or for dramatic effect.

Types of Figurative Language ● Metaphor: A metaphor is when you compare or imply a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. ● Simile: A simile compares two things using the words “like” or “as.” ● Hyperbole: A hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous or funny.

Metaphor He is my sunshine.

Simile She cries like a baby.

Hyperbole My bag weighs a ton.

Check for Understanding Metaphor, Simile or Hyperbole 1) Time is money. 2) They fight like cats and dogs. 3) You snore louder than a train. 4) America is a melting pot. 5) I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

VocabularyStill I Rise by Maya Angelou Trod: To walk on in past tense. Beset: troubled with Gloom: sadness Tides: The ocean’s rise and fall You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Type of Figurative Language What does it mean? SimileThat she is walking with big strides. What should we do when we read a poem?

Check for Understanding

Independent Practice Table Reading Protocol Partner A reads the stanza Partner B identifies the type of figurative language Partner C identifies what it means ***Partners switch roles

VocabularyStill I Rise by Maya Angelou Trod: To walk on in past tense. Beset: troubled with Gloom: sadness Tides: The ocean’s rise and fall You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise. Type of Figurative Language What does it mean? SimileThat she is walking with big strides.

Exit Ticket Put your name, and one of your lines from the poem onto your post it. Put it on the chart on the wall when you leave SimileMetaphorImageryHyperbole

Homework  Read to p. 81  Finish comprehension questions