House on Mango Street 43-55

August 14, 2019

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Obj: I can create narratives using figurative language.

Starter: 

Fall 2019 Songs

 

Owl City- Fireflies

Identify as many examples of figurative language as possible. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Personification

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: 

1. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create your own example of personification. 

Activity: 

1.  Foldable 

You will create a foldable with four examples of figurative language.

These should come from pages 31-42.

You must explain each example. 

You cannot repeat the type of example.

Choices

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Imagery 

Oxymoron

Onomatopoeia

Idiom 

2.  House on Mango Street 43-55

With a partner, read through each vignette.

3.  Double Entry Journal

Make a copy of the document above and move it to your assignment folder. 

Identify at least three quotes and react to them.

The quotes may include figurative language, examples of connotation, or connect to the big idea of home and community. 

We will use these quotes to discuss the reading in a chalk talk. 

Closure: 

On a sticky note. Answer the two questions: 

1.  How confident do you feel writing and organizing paragraphs?

2.  Have you used TPEQEA before?

Place the sticky note on the front board underneath your section.