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Lesson 1 (from Chapter One )
Objective
Students will be introduced to poetic language, poetic devices, and kinds of figurative language to analyze the layout, voice, and development of Long Way Down. Concepts that will be covered in this lesson include metaphor, simile, figurative language, sensory details and personification and depersonification.
Lesson
Class Activity: Introduce the difference between metaphor, simile, and figurative language. Have students look through the chapter and find examples of each of these to illustrate the concept. Write the poem examples they call out on the board to work through what is happening in each poem for a visual modeling of analysis. While working through the language, introduce concepts of line breaks, repetition, stanzas, and page layout so students can become familiar with concepts of poetic language for further activities.
Individual Activity: How does the physical layout on the page add meaning to the story? Find one example in the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.2(d), 9-10.9, 11-12.1, 11-12.2(d), 11-12.9
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