TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A fifteen-part learning module with links to images, texts, and websites to use while learning about figurative language including simile, metaphor, idioms, and more.
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Prezi: Tone, Diction, and Analysis of Word Choice
Slideshow explores the connection between word choice and the author's tone.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Literary Terms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is set up in a game format for students to review Vocabulary-Literary Terms. The questions are in multiple choice formats with the magnifier revealing if the answer is correct.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Diction
This lesson introduces diction. This tutorial shares a short audio lesson [5:11] and supplemental notes with the lesson's content.
Other
Philosophe.com: Getting to Know Your Audience
Essays about understanding your audience in the development of websites. This extended discussion can enlighten the understanding the audience in writing any work.
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade Vocabulary Test
Choose the correct definition for each vocabulary word in this six-question multiple choice quiz. Words include: analyze, compose, engage, relevant, implicit, and explicit.
Other
Wisewire: Use Precise Language
Practice identifying precise language by reading passages and answering questions. Answers are provided. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.d
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Smart Technologies: Effective meetings.com: Are You a Good Listener?
"A big part of being an effective team member is being a good listener." Here you'll find a set of tips, based on the letters in the word, "ladder," that will enhance your interpersonal communication. Cursor down to get the information....
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Statements and Questions
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of deciding if a sentence is a statement or a question. Immediate feedback is given.