Analyze how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning and explain examples of allusions in text(s).
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Figurative language use that students will analyze are metaphor, simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, allusion, and idiom. Other examples can be used in instruction.
Clarification 2: See Secondary Figurative Language.
Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 7
Date Adopted or Revised: 08/20
Status: State Board Approved
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Related Access Points
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Access Point Title |
| ELA.7.R.3.AP.1 | Explain how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning of text(s). |
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Lesson Plan
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Description |
| Jabberwocky - Is it all a bunch of nonsense? | Students will read and analyze the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll as they focus on how the nonsense words and use of figurative language create tone and meaning. They will use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases and explore how Carroll’s use of figurative language affects the tone. |
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