Figurative Language Lesson and Flipbook, Classroom Posters, Activities

This complete lesson includes the 8 main types of figurative language, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, imagery, and symbolism. Download includes a teacher presentation, lesson plan with essential question, activating and culminating activities, engaging lesson with flip book for students to complete their own examples with illustrations, classroom posters, and clear directions. The flip book is a great resource that students can keep handy in their writing folders to reference the types of figurative language.

Pages of download:
Teacher presentation in PDF and powerpoint form:
1- Lesson essential question
2-3 - Activating Activity
4-5 - Literal vs. Figurative language
6- Why should I use figurative language?
7 - Types of figurative language
8-10 - Alliteration definition and examples
11-13 - Onomatopoeia definition and examples
14-16 - Personification definition and examples
17-19 - Simile definition and examples
20-22 - Metaphor definition and examples
23-25 - Hyperbole definition and examples
26-28 - Imagery definition and examples
29-31 - Symbolism definition and examples
32 - Exit ticket

2nd PDF - lesson plan and student printables
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Copyright and about the author
5-6 - lesson plan
6 - Think, pair, write - activating strategy - student printable
7 - flip book assembly
8 - completed flip book example
9-16 - flip book student pages
17 - student exit ticket
18-27 - classroom posters
28 - credits