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Lesson Plan
called “Telephone charades”. A group of five or six students stay in a line looking
at same direction, Teacher shows a sheet of paper with clues written on it to the
last student. He/she acts out a charade only for the next person in the line, who in
turn acts out for the next person. The first person standing in line attempts to guess
students can better interpret texts and analyze them on a deeper level. This
are found in all types of writing, especially poetry. They can understand the
author’s choices and the overall purpose of a story or poem. This is useful in
Through the authentic materials used in the classroom, students can understand
the stylistic devices and visualize ideas and concepts easier, bringing clarity to
abstract ideas, concepts, and feelings in every day conversations. Through the
activities properly selected according to their level of language, learners will also
screen before explaining new topic and asks their meaning in order to identify the
students’ background knowledge on that topic. Students say what they understand
based on the illustrations provided by the teacher. Then, teacher introduces the new
theme: Figurative language. While explaining the figurative language, ask each
TYPES OF
FIGURATIVE DEFINITION EXAMPLE
LANGUAGE
A simile compares two Ripley is as lazy as sloth.
Simile things using like or as
A metaphor compares two The clouds were cotton
Metaphor things without using like or balls in the sky.
as
Personification is when The snowfalls danced on
non-human things are given the ground.
Personification human qualities or
characteristics
Onomatopoeia makes Hisss! Ughhhhhh!
Onomatopoeia words from sounds
Alliteration is the repetition Sally sells seashells by
of the same beginning the seashore.
Alliteration sound in a series of words
Hyperbole is an My homework took me 8
Hyperbole exaggeration for effect million years to finish.
A phrase that has a different The test was a piece of
meaning than what it says. cake.
Idiom The test wasn’t really a
piece of cake, but instead
means it was easy.
distributes pair work handouts and asks students to match the given words with
their definitions and examples. (Handout 1). Then corrects their mistakes.
Learners’ interactions: Learners should listen to the instructions and complete the
task in a correctly. They should match the terms with their correct definitions and
appropriate examples.
learners into pairs and asks each pair to choose one of flashcards. (handout 2)
Learners’ interactions: Learners should work in pairs and find literary devices
from the short story given in the flashcards by analyzing their meaning. Then
students should explain what types of figurative language have been used.
Teacher’s instructions: Teacher divides the students into small groups of 4-5
people and explains the instructions of the activity. Then provides handouts to
learners and asks learners to read the examples of stylistic devices and try to find
Learners’ interactions: Learners should work in groups and listen to the teacher’s
instructions attentively to complete the task. They should discuss the examples and
aspects