Identifying Figurative Language
The students will read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. As they read the book, they will write down different examples of figurative language such as similes, metaphors, and personification.
Students need a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Before you begin having them read their book, you will need to explain the meaning of the figurative language they locate in the book.
Simile - Similes are phrases that compare two objects such as "her smile is like the dawn of a new day." Similes use the words like or as when comparing two objects.
Metaphor - Metaphors also compare two objects, but the phrase doesn't use the words like or as.
Personification - Writers use personification when they want to use an inanimate object or an animal as a human being. The object or animal takes on the characteristics of humans.
After you have explained about figurative language and gave the students examples of the various types, the students are ready to read the book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. As they read the book, they need to write down the examples of similes, metaphors, and personification they located and the pages where they found the different types of figurative language. By writing down the pages, they can look back to those pages and make sure they wrote the examples correctly.
You can grade them on how well they wrote their examples of figurative language and if the examples they used were accurately. You can also check for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure
- Art
- Computer
- Games
- Geography
- Health
- History
- Language
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Music
- Other
- Physical Education
- Reading & Writing
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Your Future OccupationThis lesson could be used with fourth and fifth grade students as well as with middle school. Have students think about their future occupation and write a story with them as the main character in a...
- The Hobbit by J.r.r. TolkienThe students will read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. As they read the book, they will select the main character, Bilbo Baggins, and one other character such as Smaug, who is evil, and compare and...
- Learning the AlphabetStudents will write the letter that comes after each given...
- Time Line Events - the Hound of the BaskervillesIn this lesson, the students will read The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and then construct a time line that shows the main events and when the events happened in sequential...
- Understanding Types of WritingIn this lesson, students will learn about the following types of writing: narrative, expository, technical, persuasive, or descriptive writing. After they have learned the different types of...