5E Lesson Plan

Subject area/course/grade level (2 points):

Language Arts/ English/6th grade

Standards (State and ISTE Standards for Students) (2 points):

14.) Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,
connotative, and technical meanings. [RI.6.4]

Objectives (2 points):
Students will be able to identify and create different types of figurative language.

Differentiation Strategies (2 points):

Rubrics
level of questions asked
using figurative language in students writing
using technology(creating website)
working in designated groups

ENGAGEMENT (18 points):

Day 1:
Students will be shown everyday commercials. Some commercials will have figurative language used
in them and some commercials with not use figurative language. As a class we will discuss what
viewers would want to see, commercials with figurative language or commercials without figurative
language. http://classroommagic.blogspot.com/2013/02/teaching-figurative-language-with.html

Students will be presented a youtube video that raps a song about figurative language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9pd6h9JT0
We will discuss the video.

EXPLORATION (18 points):

Day 2 & 3:
Students will be partnered up and given 2 devices. One device will have a QR reader on it, the other
device will be connected to google forms. Throughout my classroom will be different QR codes.
Students will walk up to the code and scan it. The QR code will give them an example of a sentence.
On the other device used through google forms, students will write what type of figurative language is
used in each sentence. Once the student have scanned each QR code they will submit their answers
on the google form. I will then pull them up on the board and we will talk about each answer.
QR codes can be found at http://www.classtools.net/QR/qr_generator.php?

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Students will be given the following links and they will play games and explore the types of figurative
language.

http://www.gamequarium.com/figurativelanguage.html

EXPLANATION (18 points):

Day 4:
Students will be presented with the material through a Prezi presentation. I will go into detail giving
the students the type of figurative language, the definition, and the most common term used for that
type of figurative language. Then together as a class we will create a sentence. Students will be
asked questions from various levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Prezi Presentation: http://prezi.com/9yu-gwn-1pao/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

ELABORATION (18 points):

Day 5 & 6:
Group Project: Students will work in groups to create a web page designed to explain the different
types of figurative language. The students will be graded on their ability to work in the group, the
information that is placed on the website, and the quality of work they will complete. Each website
should have the type of figurative language, the definition, at least 2 example sentences, 1 chapter
book where figurative language is used, and 1 children's book where you can find the assigned
figurative language.

Websites: https://sites.google.com/a/madison.k12.al.us/simile/home
https://sites.google.com/a/madison.k12.al.us/personification/home
https://sites.google.com/a/madison.k12.al.us/idiom1/
https://sites.google.com/a/madison.k12.al.us/hyperbole100/
https://sites.google.com/a/madison.k12.al.us/metaphor1/home
https://sites.google.com/a/madison.k12.al.us/onamonapea/

EVALUATION (18 points):

Day 7:
To evaluate my students, students will play the Kahoot game. Kahoot will have the definition for each
type of figurative language and sentences that students will have to decipher which type of figurative
language is being used for each sentence. The link for Kahoot can be found at:
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/bb76b53b-53c9-4dfd-8be9-48afab04a6d8

Group Project Rubric: https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?

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Bybee, R. W. (1997). Achieving Scientific Literacy: From Purposes to Practices. Oxford: Heinemann.
National Research Council. (1999). Inquiry and the national science education standards: A guide for teaching and learning. Washington, D.C.:
National Academy Press.
Polman, J.L. (2000). Designing project-based silence: Connecting learners through guided inquiry. New York: Teachers College Press.

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