Fully resourced and ready-to-teach 1 hour lesson which pushes students to be more creative with writing similes and metaphors.
This lesson is aimed at KS3 and would be suitable for an introduction to poetry unit - but it could easily be adapted to younger or older students. It is best suited to students who already know what similes and metaphors are but need to learn to experiment creatively with them for effect.
This lesson includes:
- Full explanantion of similes and metaphors
- Differentiated learning outcomes
- Practice activities to write exciting similes and metaphors (with modelled examples)
- A chance for students to apply their knowledge by analysing the figurative language in ‘Dreams’ by Langston Hughes
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Simple and helpful because it uses the wording on the exam. Thanks!
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