edTPA Lesson Plan

Name Victoria Longo

Lesson #, Lesson Title Figurative Language and Poetic Devices
Date and Day of the Week Thursday, February 14, 2019
Grade Level and Class Grade 6 (608)
Period and Length Period 5 (11:15-11:58)
Materials Needed Pen or Pencil, Worksheet, Youtube Video, Continuum, PowerPoint,
Self-Monitoring Strategies
Standards and Objectives
Standards: ​CCSS:
RL.6.4 ​Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative
meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
RL.6.5​ Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to
the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of figurative language by evaluating and comprehending text.

Central Focus: ​What is figurative language? Where is figurative language found in our everyday lives?

Academic Language Demands: ​Students may have difficulty understanding the following vocabulary: Simile, Metaphor,
personification, hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, and Idiom. They may also have difficulty applying it to the related practice. To
make sure they are intellectually engaged, students will be allowed to keep a dictionary on their desk at all times during the
lesson.

Assessments Related to this Lesson:

Teacher observations/conferencing, Watch and Jot, Worksheet, Informal Assessment, Discussion Builders.

Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks that Support Student Needs

Time Action Rationale: [​The “rationale” section
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Launch (Motivation)
Have students read Learning Target, copy down in notebook, and
complete do now. Students have previously discussed
5 min figurative language in the beginning
of the year. The do now will help
Do Now:

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 1. Display a picture of a crying face on the Smart Board with the them to think back to prior
sentence: “Her tears were a river flowing down her face.” knowledge and previous learning.
2. What does the expression convey to you? What is this type of
expression called - elicit answer it is figurative language jor a Turn and Talks and Share allow for
figure of speech. Does anyone know the type of figure of students to feel as if they have a part
speech this is? Metaphor within the lesson, and that their
voice contributes to the learning
Have students share their answers to the do now with a partner (Turn experience.
and Talk).

Have a few students share their answers aloud.

Instructional Procedure ​[Explore content with students, usually in a

whole class format. It is important that you also include how you will
25 Min conduct ​informal whole class assessments​ to check for understanding.]

Teacher will say, “Figurative Language is words or phrases that do not

have literal meaning. Examples of figurative language are as follows:

READ ALOUD PPT SLIDE

Simile​: Compares two things using "like" or "as.”(Her hair is yellow

like the sunshine.)
Metaphor​: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another
thing. Does not use "like" or "as.” (The Grocery store before a
snowstorm is a zoo.)
Personification​: Non-human things are given human qualities or
characteristics. (During the thunderstorm, lightning danced across the
sky.)
Alliteration​: The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of
words. (Go and gather the green leaves on the grass.)
Hyperbole​: An exaggeration for effect. (That man is as tall as a house.)
Onomatopoeia​: Words that imitate sounds. (DING, BUZZ, ZIP)

Look back to do now question 2. Explain to students that figurative

language is not only found in texts they may read in school. It is seen
in our everyday lives.

Ask students, “Who can think of a place they may see figurative
language in their everyday lives?”

Introduce next PPT slide.

Figurative language is also seen in music. We listen to music every

day in the car, watching commercials… we don’t even realize that
figurative language is something we usually see every day.

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 Show one example of a song that has a lot of figurative language.

“Firework”- Katy Perry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAMN6ykgmn4

Explain “purpose for watching” and “while your watching”

Purpose for watching: This song is well known for having many
examples of figurative language. Let’s try to find some!

While you’re watching: Write down two figurative language devices

that you see that we reviewed in the previous slide.

After watching have a few students share out what they found while
watching.
Structured Practice and Application ​[Here students practice, usually
in pairs or groups, the concepts learned in the Instructional Procedure
10 min portion of the lesson.]

Partner Work- Have students work in groups of 3 or 4 to complete

individual worksheets..

Worksheets ask students to find the figurative language within each

piece of song lyrics.

Students will be asked to share out with the class one song and the
figurative language found within the song. An answer key will be
displayed after 10 min for students to check their work. The
worksheets will be collected at the end of the share out.

Assessment following Structured Practice ​[What will students hand

in or do for homework that will allow you to check for
understanding?]

Students will not be assessed formally during this lesson, as they will
continue to be assessed in the next lesson.

Closure

3 min Exit Slip- Ask students to answer on a post it to be placed on chart

paper before they leave the room.

“Complete the following sentence on a post it, “I know that I met

today’s learning target because…”

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