Quia
Quia: List of Literary Terms
A list of 28 literary terms with brief, clear definitions. "Nonfiction," is the last term in the list.
Other
Reading Quest: Strategies for Reading Comprehension: Concept of Definition Map
Sometimes teaching students about creating definitions is difficult because they do not understand about multiple meanings or depth in meaning. This is a chance to teach students, using the concept map included, how to create definitions...
Other
Strategies for Reading Comprehension:reciprocal Teaching
Use this page to understand the reciprocal teaching strategy that includes the role of the clarifier in student groups.
Other
English Grammar Online: Stylistic Devices: Allusion
If you need a brief, clear explanation of allusion and how it works, this is a good place to start.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A forty-six part learning module including links to informational texts, videos, pictures, practice exercises and more on various types of figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, alliteration, hyperbole, and...
TES Global
Blendspace: Similes and Metaphors
An eighteen-part learning module with links to videos, charts, and images to teach similes and metaphors.
TES Global
Blendspace: La Figurative Language: Alliteration
A six-part learning module with images, charts, and videos filled with explanations and examples of alliteration.
TES Global
Blendspace: Reading Assessment Terms
A learning module that includes ten links to videos, websites, and assessments that review literary terms such as poetic devices, figurative language, literary elements, literary terms, and more.
TES Global
Blendspace: Gallagher Figurative Language
A learning module with thirty-one links to images, texts, websites, and videos to on figurative language including simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, alliteration, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A thirteen-part learning module with links to websites, images, videos, and texts to use while learning about figurative language.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language
A ten-part learning module with links to videos, websites, texts, and a quiz on figurative language simile, metaphor, idiom, cliche, symbolism, and more.
TES Global
Blendspace: Idioms, Adages, Proverbs
A six-part learning module with links to texts and videos to use while learning about idioms, adages, and proverbs.
TES Global
Blendspace: Literary Devices
A learning module with eighteen links to videos and images to use when learning about literary devices including simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and alliteration.
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language 6th Grade
A seven-part learning module with links to websites, videos, and a chart about figurative language including simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, anthropomorphism, and idiom.
TES Global
Blendspace: Learning Figurative Language Rap
A learning module with twenty-four links to websites, images, texts, and videos to use while learning about figurative language.
TES Global
Tes: Geography Key Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides a collection of 31 terms related to vocabulary about geography.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Proverbs
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart the student identifies the characteristics of various genres and produces evidence of reading that responds to and analyzes the effects of sound, figurative language, and graphics in...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Idioms
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is an introduction to idioms. It is intended to meet Nevada 8th grade standards in relation to figurative language and idioms.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Idioms(have You Ever Seen a Pig Fly!)
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to idioms as a form of figurative language in this flipchart.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Metaphor & Simile
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students understand the use of metaphors and similes in written and spoken language. There are several fun examples, activities and whole group feedback using Activotes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Metaphors
This slideshow lesson focuses on the literary device metaphor. It defines the term, explains its purpose, and provides examples. W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Denotation
Brief definition of the term denotation provided. Several examples given and a link to the term connotation provided.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Denotation: Lesson 3
This lesson introduces denotation and provides examples. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Denotation." CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, L.9-10.5b nuances, L.11-12.5b Nuance
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Connotation and Denotation
This site provides a brief explanation of the distinction between "denotation" and "connotation."