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TES Global

Blendspace: Gallagher Figurative Language

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
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.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Literary Devices

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
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.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Figurative Language 6th Grade

For Students 6th Standards
A seven-part learning module with links to websites, videos, and a chart about figurative language including simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, anthropomorphism, and idiom.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Proverbs

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[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...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Figurative Language and Sound Devices

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is intended for students in grades 4 and 5 who have been introduced to the terms simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. The activities in the flipchart give...
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries:celebrity Caricature

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit of caricatures of national celebrities from all walks of life.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: The Modern Poet: Poetry Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a poetry terms presentation which defines poetry terms.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Imagery and Figurative Language (Grade 8)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students learn how to make complex inferences and use textual evidence such as imagery and figurative language to support understanding.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Not So Loony Toons

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about editorial cartoons and how they use symbolism, exaggeration, humor, and caricature. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Figurative Language Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with identifying different types of figurative language. Reinforcement is provided through the worksheets, quizzes, video game links, and online sites for the following types...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: Literary Elements/humorous Fiction Terms Test

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Literary terms are included in this assessment. This test assesses the following words: allusion, antagonist, dialogue, flashback, imagery, protagonist, symbol, dialect, hyperbole, idiom, irony, parody, pun, sarcasm, understatment, and...
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: Literary Elements/humorous Fiction Terms Flashcards

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Literary elements are included in this review exercise. Flashcards are provided for the following words: allusion, antagonist, dialogue, flashback, imagery, protagonist, symbol, dialect, hyperbole, idiom, irony, parody, pun, sarcasm,...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Larger Than Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students will write a tall tale narrative including larger than life characters with unusual skills or abilities using exaggeration, humor, surprise endings, and story elements (setting, characters, conflict, resolution).
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Article
Other

Free Code Camp: The Absolute Worst Technology Predictions of the Past 150 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Technology has proven to be extraordinarily slippery over the past century. Despite the vast information that industry insiders have had at they're fingertips, they've made some pretty terrible forecasts over the years. The predictions...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Top Twenty Figures of Speech" [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a two-page PDF of the "Top Twenty Figures of Speech" which provides 20 literary techniques with their definitions from GrammarAbout.com.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understatement/overstatement (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about and practice literary techniques including overstatements and understatements.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Early English Exploration and Settlement of the Colony of Virginia

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the individuals and groups who first founded the different colonies in America and what their motivations were. Students participate in a reader's theater activity, create a poster that would...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Imagery and Figurative Language (Grade 6)

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
This lesson focuses on the use of imagery and figurative language in writing to aid understanding and create images in the mind.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Critical Notes on Synge "Playboy of the Western World"

For Students 9th - 10th
Fairly lengthy quotes from the works of four critics help provide insight to "Playboy of the Western World."
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Article
Other

Jiskha: Persuasive Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
Short definitions of techniques that persuade: bandwagon, glittering generality, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Dirksen Congressional Center: Political Cartoon Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity, designed for students in grades 10-12, will develop an understanding of the messages that political cartoons communicate with readers. They will examine political cartoon primary sources as they investigate the question,...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences" by the Onion Staff

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the satirical article "Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences" by The Onion Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Wuthering Heights Ch 33" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted an excerpt from chapter 33 of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Details that show a supernatural or gothic element are blue while details that show strong...
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Website
Vocabulary Spelling City

Spelling City: Figurative Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website focuses on figurative language: hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, and idioms. It provides lists of examples for each based on three educational levels: elementary, middle school, and high school.