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Grade 3, Writing Benchmark G: Use figurative language to enhance writing (COS 32/ SAT 10/ ADAW) Onomatopoeia Similes Personification Idioms (develop and awareness of idioms)

Lesson Plans: Figurative Language Awards Ceremony In this lesson students will use their background knowledge of figurative language. They will listen to texts read aloud to them, as well as explore texts to find their favorite examples of similes, metaphors, and personification. The students will nominate their terms, vote on them, and write an acceptance speech incorporating figurative language of their own. All About Alliteration: Responding to Literature Through a Poetry Link This lesson uses a read aloud to teach about alliteration. It has students brainstorm alliterative word lists using a variety or print and online resources. Students create and illustrate a poem using the poetry they have read as a framework for their writing. Idioms Lesson plan for identifying and using idioms in everyday language and poetry. Mrs. Dowling's Literature Terms Lessons on literature terms plus study guides that provide explanations for each term, as well as quizzes for each. Awesome Alliterations The learner will build an interest and appreciate poetry through writing alliterative poems.

Resources: Fern's Poetry Page: Read, write and publish on this great PBS site Suggested Books for Figurative Language: List of books for figurative language The EServer poetry collection: A great source of online poetry Discovering Language Arts: Style, Structure, and Tone: From descriptive language to the variety of sentence structures to the elements within a paragraph, introduce elementary students to the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing. You can watch all of the video or just the segment on figurative language. This is hosted on Discovery Education unitedstreaming, and to access it you must have your user name and password. All teachers in Alabama can get this information from their school's media specialist or technology support teacher. Figurative Language Resource Page: A great resource for finding figurative language resources on the web Poetry Simile and Figurative Language: These sites contain poems about autumn, winter, and the seasonal holidays. Learn how simile and figurative language can be used in poetry, Includes worksheets and in class activities. Writing Similes and Metaphors: These sites explain how to use similes and metaphors to improve your writing. There are many examples plus interactive quizzes and classroom activity ideas.
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