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Similes and Metaphors with Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

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Theme:

Figurative Language

Grades:

3 - 5

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

30 minutes (each part); 90 minutes total

Standards
& Goals:

International Reading Association (IRA) / National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Standards
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards

Standard #3: Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience; their interactions with other readers and writers; their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts; their word identification strategies; and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

Standard #6: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique and discuss print and nonprint texts.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Define simile and metaphor
  • Identify similes and metaphors in context
  • Write their own similes and metaphors
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