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Activity Overview
“Zlateh the Goat” contains figurative language, including personification and similes. In this activity, students can display their understanding of figurative language by identifying examples, and creating a literal or figurative portrayal of the figurative language.
Figurative Language Examples
DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE | |
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Personification | Giving human-like characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas | The wind whistled, howled, whirled the snow about in eddies. It looked as if white imps were playing tag on the fields. The moon swam in the sky as in a sea. |
Simile | A comparison using 'like' or 'as' | The wind became as cold as ice. |
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that shows three examples of figurative language in "Zlateh the Goat".
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Identify use of figurative language in the text.
- Put the type of figurative language (such as simile or metaphor) in the title box.
- Give an example from the text in the description box.
- Illustrate the example using using a combination of scenes, characters, and items.
Lesson Plan Reference
- [ELA-Literacy/RL/5/4] Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Rubric
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Figurative Language
Create a storyboard that shows illustrations of three examples of figurative language from the text.
Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
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Examples of Figurative Language | There are three examples of figurative language in the description boxes. | There are two correct examples of figurative language in the description boxes. | Only one of the examples of figurative language is correct. |
Types of Figurative Language | All three examples are correctly identified as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification (or other). | Two examples of figurative language are correctly identified as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification (or other). | Only one example of figurative language is correctly identified as simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification (or other). |
Illustrations | Illustrations show attention to the details of the story and demonstrate connection to the figurative language. | Illustrations demonstrate connection to the figurative language. | Illustrations do not make sense with the examples chosen. |
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