Day 6: 9/10/25 - Figurative Language

Homeroom:

Good Morning. Please use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check to see that you have all your materials & homework is complete
2. Sharpen pencils

ELA:

Today we will learn about figurative language and practice identifying different kinds of figurative language within a passage. 

DO NOW:

1. Pick up a copy of the notes from the front table

2. Write your homework in your agenda

Homework: 

• Complete Figurative Language Practice

Activity #1

Interactive Notebook Notes
Topic: Figurative Language

• Figurative Language is when words go beyond their literal meaning

• Simile
• uses the words 'like' or 'as' to compare one thing with another. 
• Ex: She was as busy as a bee. He played like a beast during the basketball game.
• Metaphor
• makes a direct comparison between one thing and another. 
• Ex: He was a beast during the basketball game.
• Personification
• when human characteristics are given to an animal or nonliving object.
• Ex: my teddy bear gave me a hug. The lightening danced across the sky. The wind howled.
• Hyperbole
• An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Often used to make a point. 
• Ex: He's got a million video games. 
• Redbull - It gives you wings!
• Alliteration
• The repetition of the initial sound in closely connected words
• Ex: Go and gather the green garbage in the gutter
• She sells sea shells down by the sea shore
• Onomatopoeia
• Sound Words
• Ex: The car went boom!
• Ex: Splash, buzz, zip, zoom, etc.
• Idiom
• an expression that cannot be understood by the words alone
• Ex: It's raining cats and dogs
• Ex: Hold your horses
• Ex: I have a frog in my throat
• Allusion:
• A reference made to something that is not directly mentioned
• Kevin calls his mom the "Fair Gwen" - a reference to the Fair Guinevere from the Legend of King Arthur

Activity #2

Independent or with a Partner

Use your notes on figurative language to complete the figurative language practice. I will show you how to find the first one.

Have a great day.