Figurative Language Stories ~ Close Reading
<p>6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.</p>
<p>These activities are perfect for weekly homework, daily/bell work, classwork, review, test prep, or assessment.</p>
<p>Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.</p>
<p>Task A: Identify Figurative Language - Read the story and annotate (highlight or underline and label) figurative language; includes a checklist of what students should find. There are between 10-14 instances of figurative language in each passage.</p>
<p>Task B: Analyze Figurative Language - Students answer higher-order thinking questions based on the figurative language used in the story.</p>
<p>Task C: Modify Figurative Language - Students choose 5 instances of figurative language from the story and modify them so that figurative language still keeps its basic original meaning.</p>
<p>Task D: Revise Figurative Language - Students revise the paragraph based on the changes they made in Task C.</p>