House on Mango Street 56-69

August 15, 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

Finish filling out the double entry journal from yesterday.

Remember, you need THREE quotes. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Hyperbole

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Create your own example of hyperbole. 

Activity: 

1.  Chalk Talk

With your group, select one of your three quotes you would like to discuss as a class.

Write the quote on a sheet of paper, leaving room for people to respond.

Once everyone has posted their quote, rotate around the room reacting to the quote.

Each person should respond individually.

Eventually we will share the responses and explain why the quotes were picked. 

2.  Partner Read 56-69

Discussion Question

How does your environment/community impact your identity?

3.  Figurative Language Creation

Find an image that you like.

(This can be from a magazine or online)

Based on that image, create five examples of figurative language using five different types from the list below: 

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

Idiom

Imagery

Oxymoron

Onomatopoeia 

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.