1. Poetry: Figurative Language
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem.
Poetry: Figurative Language
Langston Hughes

2. Monday, March 12, 2018
Set-up your notebook the Cornell way. Starter: What is figurative language? Write 3 examples. Examples: Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole, Personification, Idiom. Metaphor: Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Example: Life is a roller coaster. Simile: Comparing two unlike things using like or as. Example: Our soldiers are as brave as lions.
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem

3. Langston Hughes Bio
novelist-playwright-biography-video Write 5 facts

4. “Dreams” by Langston Hughes
Stanza 1: Simile or Metaphor? What is he telling the reader? Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly Stanza 2: Simile or Metaphor What is the image Langston Hughes used to compare a dream or goals? For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem

5. “A Dream Deferred”

6. Life is a broken-winged bird
“A Dream Deferred”
“Dreams”
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
What is the main idea of this poem? (2 lines)
2) What are the similarities between the two poems? (3 lines)

7. “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes
In the notes section answer the following questions:
What is the main idea of this poem? (2 lines)
2) What are the similarities between the two poems? (3 lines)
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem

8. “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes
In the notes section answer the following questions:
What is the main idea of this poem? (2 lines)
The main idea of the poem, “A Dream Deferred” is that a dream is postponed or never acted on can cause a terrible pain or sadness.
2) What are the similarities between the two poems? (3 lines)
The similarities between both Langston Hughes poems are that they warn us of the consequences of not following our dreams. They compare negative images to convey what can happen to the dream if we do not act upon them or strive for them.
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem

9. Exit Ticket Assessment
In the first stanza, what does the speaker urge the reader to do? What argument does the speaker use to convince the reader of this action? (5 lines)
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
Poetry is all around us!
2) Identify at least 3 similes in this poem and the 1 metaphor.
Poetry is all around us!
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem

10. Exit Ticket Assessment
TDA Use the poem “ A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes for question 2. 2) Identify at least 3 similes in this poem and the 1 metaphor. Similes: Like a raisin in the sun Fester like a sore Stink like rotten meat Metaphor A dream explodes Poetry is all around us!
DLO: Students will be able to pick out examples of figurative language from a poem

11. 03/13 Agenda
2-hour delay schedule due to PSSA practice session Reading skills packet -Vocab -Inferencing -Comprehension -Word Parts -Reading a chart

12. 3/14 Do Now
Come up with an example for each figurative language term: Simile Personification Metaphor

13. 3/14 Agenda Do Now-Figurative language examples Level-Up Poetry
X-Plore Magazine-Poetry author’s message
Whole Class Review
“Sketch” By Carl Sandburg

16. 03/15 Agenda Figurative language worksheet
Quarterly Review study guide
Reading counts
SWBAT identify examples of various pieces of figurative language when given poetry examples.

17. Finish study guide for quarterly Tuesday
03/16 Agenda
Interactive review
Finish study guide for quarterly Tuesday
Extra Credit :Figurative Language
Reading Counts Quiz
SWBAT identify examples of various pieces of figurative language through an interactive quiz.