Grace Minor’s TPACK Template: IWB Assignment

Subject English

Grade Level 10

Learning Objective 10.3 The student will apply knowledge of word origins,
derivations, and figurative language to extend vocabulary
development in authentic texts by:
a) Using structural analysis of roots, affixes, synonyms, and
Content

antonyms to understand complex words;

e) Explaining the meaning of literary and classical allusions
and figurative language in text.
Pedagogy Planning

In this interactive white board activity, the children will touch the board to sort and move
items involving examples of figurative language and word roots to learn about them and
how they affect language and literary use.
Activity 1. In the beginning of class when students arrive, they
will be asked to brainstorm some ideas they already
know about figurative language or word roots,
writing them down independently at their seats. The
teacher will greet them as they come in and assist
students if help is needed.

2. When class has actually started, after 10-15 more

minutes of brainstorming, everyone will come
together and review some of the examples that they
came up with. This will not only help students to
learn the material, but it will also help them to
collaborate with other students, an important skill in
all areas of learning. The teacher will choose
students to raise their hands to share what they
wrote down, even asking them to elaborate or give
examples of their answers; this can help lead the
class next into the IWB lessons.

3. Then, the class will begin the first IWB lesson

regarding common Greek and Latin roots. As the
lesson is completed, the teacher will select students
to come up to complete each interactive activity on
each slide. This can help the students review popular
roots and help them visualize how they are often
used within language.

4. Now that the first lesson and examples have been

reviewed, the teacher will move on to the second
IWB lesson that the students can interact with
involving a review of the different types of
figurative language.

5. With this next lesson, as each slide reviews each

type of figurative language, the teacher will select
students to come up and help complete the
interactive activities. This will help the students not
only review the types of figurative language, but
also in a way that is interactive that can reinforce the
learned material. The teacher will help students if
needed, asking them after each slide about how the
reviewed type of language can affect the meaning of
a story or what effect it has on readers.

6. After both lessons are reviewed, the teacher will

have the students complete a handout assignment
where they will be given examples of figurative
 Technology Greek and Latin roots: https://exchange.smarttech-
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Technology

Figurative language:
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