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Teacher: Mr. Neal Date:

3/23/17

School: Webber Middle School Grade Level: 7th Grade

Content Area: English

Title: 5 Literary Devices Lesson #:__ of __

Lesson Idea/Topic The previous lessons have taught the students metaphor and
and simile. I am going to expand on this by teaching alliteration,
Rational/Relevanc allusion, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and personification.
e: What are you These devices will expand their understanding of stylistic
going to teach and choices in their reading and writing.
why is this lesson of
importance to your
students? How is it
relevant to students
of this age and
background?

Student Profile: All students are in the Read 180 program, meaning they have
Write a narrative tested below their reading level and looking to grow their
about your learners. reading ability. They range from those that struggle greatly to
What are their those that do not barely do not meet proficiency.
special needs?
Exceptionalities?
Giftedness?
Alternative ways of
learning? Maturity?
Engagement?
Motivation?

Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson:

Standard 3.1 Composing literary and narrative texts that incorporate a range of
stylistic devices demonstrate knowledge of genre features.

Understandings:

Students will understand that stylistic devices enhance narratives.

Inquiry Questions:

What was the authors purpose behind their use of a stylistic device? How does a
stylistic device enhance the narrative? What is my purpose behind the use of a
stylistic device? How and where can I use stylistic devices?

Evidence Outcomes:

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I can identify alliteration, allusion, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification in a

given text.

This means I can apply alliteration, allusion, onomatopoeia, hyperbole,

personification in my own writing.

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Planned Lesson Activities

Name and
5 literary devices!
Purpose of These literary devices will expand their understanding of stylistic
Lesson devices in their reading and improve their narrative writing.
Should be a
creative title for
you and the
students to
associate with
the activity.
Think of the
purpose as the
mini-rationale for
what you are
trying to
accomplish
through this
lesson.
Approx.
83-minute class. Materials: prepared worksheet, notecards, Qr
Time and codes, internet access and computer, projector, web quest
Materials website, personal phone.
How long do you
expect the
activity to last
and what
materials will
you need?
Anticipator A do now will be on the board asking students to record the
learning targets on a notecard and preparing them for a web
y Set quest lesson that will introduce them to the new literary devices.
How do you
intend to The strategy I intend to use is ________Web
engage your Quest__________________________
students in
thinking during I am using this strategy here because: The Web Quest is being
the utilized as a lesson for an in-class flipped classroom. Students
Anticipatory will gain understanding of the literary devices through this
Set? lesson and be able to work through it in class with peer and
teacher assistance.
Why are you
using it at this
point in your
lesson?
Teacher Actions Student Data Collected
Actions
Procedures Greet and hand out Collect notecard Mood of students
materials. and QR code and energy level

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(Include a play-
by-play account Preparing for exit
of what students Display Do Now Write learning slip
and teacher will targets on
do from the notecard
minute they Direct students towards Taking note of
arrive to the Web Quest lesson and Working through which students
minute they assisting Web Quest lesson seek assistance
leave your
classroom. Direct Plickers quiz Answering with Student
Indicate the QR codes Understanding
length of each gained from Web
segment of the Brief overview of literary Quest
lesson. List devices Following along
actual minutes.) Organizing groups for in worksheet Student
Indicate Harry Potter and the Working through attentiveness
whether each Literary Devices Harry Potter and Student
is: Worksheet and assisting the Literary understanding
-teacher Devices
input/actions, Directing students to Worksheet with
student actions begin short story with group
-modeling literary devices Formative
-questioning Writing short assessment
strategies story with one collected from
- Directing students to allusion and two short story
guided/unguided complete Exit Slip other literary
: devices
-whole-class Comfort with
practice Completing Exit literary devices
-group Slip
practice
-individual
practice
-check for
understanding
-other

How do you
intend to The strategy I intend to use is ___Plickers
engage your _______________________________
students in
thinking during I am using this strategy here because:
the Plickers is a fun way to quiz students on understanding. With its
PROCEDURE? unique technology students will be excited to participate and

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strive to answer correctly.

Why are you
using it at this
point in your
lesson?
Closure
I will instruct students to retrieve the notecard with the learning
targets. They will turn it around and answer, What literary
device would you most like to use? What literary device do you
struggle with?
How do you
intend to The strategy I intend to use is ______Exit
engage your Slip__________________________
students in
thinking during I am using this strategy here because:
CLOSURE? This is a great way to encourage students to reflect on their own
understanding and provides formative assessment.
Why are you
using it at this
point in your
lesson?
Content Process Product Environmen
t
Differentiati Students The The
on: Modificati will focus Harry short Students
Differentiatio on the core Potter story needing
n should be
ons: understand and the will be modificatio
embedded ing of Literary change n will be
throughout literary Devices d to organized
your whole devices. Workshe only ask into a
lesson!! et will be for one group that
modified allusion will receive
This is to make
to split and one extended
sure you have the other assistance
met the needs choices literary from the
of your into two device. teacher.
students on separate
IEPS or 504. groups.
Consider your Content Process Product Environmen
student profile t
narrative at the Students The The
beginning. will be Harry allusion Students
What do your Extension challenged Potter piece of will be
to relate and the the organized
students need s: literary Literary short into groups
to be engaged devices to Devices story in which
and successful? consumed Workshe will ask they will be
To modify: If the media. et will be for a encouraged
activity is too modified referenc to share
advanced for a to ask for e to a their

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child, how will an recent understandi

you modify it so explanati reading ng and
that they can be on of had in assist
successful? choice. class. peers.
To extend: If the
activity is too
easy for a child,
how will you
extend it to
develop their
emerging skills?
Assessment
The Plickers quiz will give an immediate assessment of student
Reflection: absorption from the Web Quest lesson.
(data
analysis) The Harry Potter and the Literary Devices Worksheet will assess
How will you if students can identify literary devices in a given work.
know if students
met the learning The short story will assess student ability to apply literary
targets? Write a devices to their own learning.
description of
what you were The exit slip will assess student comfort with learning targets.
looking for in
each
assessment.

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