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We will determine 1 the meaning of figurative language.

Name. Learning Objective. We will determine 1 the meaning of figurative language. CFU. What are we going to do? What does determine mean? Determine means _________. Activate Prior Knowledge. Danny dropped his backpack, and it made a loud sound.

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We will determine 1 the meaning of figurative language.

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  1. Name Learning Objective We will determine1 the meaning of figurative language. CFU What are we going to do? What does determine mean? Determine means _________. Activate Prior Knowledge Danny dropped his backpack, and it made a loud sound. “Whew! My backpack weighs a ton!” exclaimed Danny. What did Danny mean? 1. His backpack weighs a ton. 2. His backpack is very heavy. Make Connection Students, what Danny means is that his backpack is very heavy! Sometimes people use words that do not mean exactly what they say; this is called figurative language. Now, we will determine the meaning of figurative language. 1 figure out Vocabulary

  2. Concept Development • Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their literal2 • meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues3. • Authors use figurative language to make their writing more interesting. Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Idioms Figurative Language CFU Which of the following sentences uses figurative language? How do you know? A Brandon was on pins and needles before giving his speech in class. B Brandon was nervous before giving his speech in class. Why would you use the sentence with figurative language instead of the other sentence? In your own words, what is figurative language? Figurative language is _______________. Vocabulary 2 exact (synonym) 3 (context clues) sentences, phrases, and words around the unknown phrase that help show the meaning

  3. Skill Development/Guided Practice 1 • Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their • literal meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues. Determine the meaning of figurative language. Read the sentence(s) and identify the figurative language. (underline) Identify4 context clues that help explain the figurative language. (circle) Determine the meaning of the figurative language. (circle or write) 1 Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Idioms 2 3 How did I/you identify the figurative language? How did I/you identify the context clues that help explain the figurative language? How did I/you determine the best meaning of the figurative language? CFU 2 4 find Vocabulary 1 3

  4. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) • Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their • literal meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues. Determine the meaning of figurative language. Read the passage and identify the figurative language. (underline) Identifycontext clues that help explain the figurative language. (circle) Determine the meaning of the figurative language. (write) 1 Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Idioms 2 3 1. There were other trees in the garden, and one of the things which made the place look strangest and loveliest was that climbing roses had run all over them and swung down long tendrils5 which made light swaying curtains…and here and there they had caught at each other or at a far-reaching branch and had crept from one tree to another and made lovely bridges of themselves. 70 words adapted from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. How did I/you identify the figurative language? How did I/you identify the context clues that help explain the figurative language? How did I/you determine the best meaning of the figurative language? CFU 2 5 thin curling stem of a plant Vocabulary 1 3

  5. Relevance • Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their literal meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues. Determining the meaning of figurative language will help you understand what an author is saying. 1 Determining the meaning of figurative language will help you do well on tests. 2 Sample Test Question: 13. Read the following sentence. The years of hardship and suffering in the arctic cold had taken their toll on both men. The phrase taken their toll means that the years Peary and Henson spent exploring the Arctic had A helped them. B satisfied them. C weakened them. D enlightened them. Does anyone have another reason why it is relevant to explain the use of figurative language? (Pair-Share) Why is it relevant to explain the use of figurative language? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why? CFU

  6. Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their literal meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues. Skill Closure Determine the meaning of figurative language. Read the sentence(s) and identify the figurative language. (underline) Identifycontext clues that help explain the figurative language. (circle) Determine the meaning of the figurative language. (circle or write) 1 Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Idioms 2 3 Word Bank determine figurative language context clues Access Common Core Regina said “sleep on it” was figurative language in the sentence below. Raul got a new mattress and couldn’t wait to sleep on it. Explain why she is incorrect. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Summary Closure What did you learn today about determining the meaning of figurative language? (Pair-Share) Use words from the word bank. Day 1 ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Day 2 ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

  7. Name Independent Practice • Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their • literal meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues. Determine the meaning of figurative language. Read the sentence(s) and identify the figurative language. (underline) Identifycontext clues that help explain the figurative language. (circle) Determine the meaning of the figurative language. (circle or write) 1 Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Idioms 2 3

  8. Independent Practice (continued) • Figurative languagerefers to words and phrases that go beyond their • literal meaning. • Sometimes we can determine the meaning of figurative language by using context clues. Determine the meaning of figurative language. Read the passage and identify the figurative language. (underline) Identifycontext clues that help explain the figurative language. (circle) Determine the meaning of the figurative language. (write) 1 Figurative Language Similes Metaphors Idioms 2 3 1. The little mermaid set out toward the witch's dwelling1. 2. Her house lay in the middle of an ocean forest. 3. The trees looked half-animal and half-plant. 4. They looked like hundred-headed snakes growing out of the ground. 5. Their branches were long, slimy fingers like wriggling worms. 6.The little mermaid was terrified. 7. Before she could have a change of heart, she remembered the Prince, and swam forward with courage. 68 words excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen 1 home (synonym) Vocabulary

  9. Name Periodic Review 1 Access Common Core Lenny was too tired to finish reading his book, so he decided to hit the hay. Jeff thinks the figurative language above means to clean up the hay in the barn. Meredith thinks the figurative language above means to go to sleep. Which person do you agree with? Why? Put your thinking caps on because this test is going to be long and hard. Robbie thinks the figurative language above means the students should wear hats in the classroom. Alice thinks the figurative language above means the students need to think seriously about the test. Which person do you agree with? Why?

  10. Name Periodic Review 2 Access Common Core Sitting on top of the worldmeans feeling great. 1. Write a sentence using the figurative language correctly. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ In the nick of timemeans just before time is up. 2. Write a sentence using the figurative language correctly. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

  11. Name Periodic Review 3 Access Common Core Identify examples of figurative language in the passage below. (underline) 1. The little log house was buried in snow. 2. Pa shoveled it away, and then he shoveled a path to the barn, where the horses and the cows were snug as bugs in their stalls. 3. Laura looked out across the glittering snow at the glittering trees. 4. Great icicles hung from the house as large as Laura's arm. 5. They were like glass and full of sharp lights. 6. Pa's breath hung in the air like smoke, when he came along the path from the barn. 7. He breathed it out in clouds and it froze in white frost on his beard. 8. When he came in the cabin, he caught Laura up in a huge bear's hug. 98 words excerpt from Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder • Determine the meaning of two figurative language examples in the passage above. • ______________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________ • 2. ______________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________

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