Figurative Language
Figurative Language is an integral tool in descriptive writing. Many types of figurative language can be taught as writing strategies. The implementation of each type of figurative language should be taught on different days to avoid confusion and to assure that students can identify and use each type of figurative language effectively. Figurative language can be practiced using frames. An example with creating similies could be "My love is like_____________(a red, red, rose) Robert Burns or another frame using personification could be " The little waves with ______________________(soft white hands) H.W.Longfellow. Another way to incorporate figurative language is via a sensory wheel or word list. Provide students with a list of sensory words and let them create sentences with the images. Charts can also be incorporated to practice using and writing figurative language. Using figurative language is especially useful as an editing tool. Students can review their writing and add key descriptvie detail. Figurative Language should initially be taught as a whole group activity, but practice and then be with partners or individually. It is an excellent strategy to use for students that improves the quality of their writing.
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How to use figurative language in the classroom:
1. Metaphor Poem
2. Simile Poem
3. Editing Strategy
4. Descriptive Writing
5. Expanded Moment
6. Anticipatory Set
7. Closure
8. Pre-writing
9. Introductions to essays
10. Conclusions to essays
11. Analogies
12. Deepening understanding of concepts
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How to use figurative language in the classroom:
1. Metaphor Poem
2. Simile Poem
3. Editing Strategy
4. Descriptive Writing
5. Expanded Moment
6. Anticipatory Set
7. Closure
8. Pre-writing
9. Introductions to essays
10. Conclusions to essays
11. Analogies
12. Deepening understanding of concepts