Figurative Language

Introduction

This WebQuest is all about figurative language.  You will learn about similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification, idioms, alliteration, allusion, and onomatopoeia.

Task

Each day, before you begin your WebQuest, you will take a quiz about what you have learned the previous day.  This will help me to know that you are actively participating in the WebQuest as well as understanding the material.

Day 1:  Introduction to Figurative Language

Day 2:  Similes and Metaphors

Day 3:  Hyperboles

Day 4:  Personification

Day 5:  Idioms

Day 6:  Alliteration

Day 7:  Allusion

Day 8:  Onomatopoeia

Day 9:  Finish Interactive Notebooks/Review

Day 10:  Test

Process

Day 1:  Figurative Language

Directions:

  1. Watch the video on figurative language.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QbV81Ilq0I#t=228]

Day 2:  Similes and Metaphors




Directions:
  1. Watch the videos on similes and metaphors.
  2. Complete the assignments.

Videos on Similes and Metaphors

Similes

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqja8vO3LEQ]

Metaphors

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcIFtx2ge0]

Other videos you can watch on similes and metaphors.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQyj-etm2Q][video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU]

Assignment

  1. Complete the worksheet on similes and metaphors.
  2. Work on your interactive notebook.  Cut out the simile and metaphor defintions and songs.  Glue these in your notebooks.

 





Day 3:  Hyperbole

Directions:
  1. Don't forget to take your quiz!
  2. Watch the video on hyperboles.
  3. Complete assignments.

Video on Hyperboles

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBMlvdzEo0]

Assignment
  1. Complete the "Find the Hyperbole" worksheet.
  2. Work on your interactive notebook.  Cut out the hyperbole definitions and songs.  Glue these in your notebooks.






Day 4:  Personification 
Directions:
  1. Don't forget to take your quiz!
  2. Watch the video on personification.
  3. Complete the assignment.

Video

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZHKsTN2lc4]

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu-3sB-U-Jk]

Assignments

  1. Complete the personification worksheet.
  2. Work on your interactive notebook.  Cut out the personification defintions and songs.  Glue these in your notebooks.

Day 5:  Idioms

Directions:

  1. Don't forget to take your quiz!
  2. Watch the video on idioms.
  3. Complete the assignments.

Video

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrvnp1dpIpg]

Assignment

  1. Complete the idiom drawing worksheet.  Here is a list of idioms that you may choose from:  http://www.idiomsite.com/
  2. Work on your interactive notebook.  Cut out the idiom defintions and songs.  Glue these in your notebooks.

Day 6:  Alliteration

Directions:

  1. Don't forget to take your quiz!
  2. Watch the video on alliteration.
  3. Complete the assignments.

Video

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGJu6LzUfYM]

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYZSP1K3uwE]

Assignment

  1. Complete the "Alliteration Adventure" worksheet.
  2. Work on your interactive notebook.  Cut out the alliteration defintions and songs.  Glue these in your notebooks.

Day 7:  Allusion

Directions:

We will work on allusions in class.

Day 8: Onomatopoeia

Directions:

  1. Don't forget to take your quiz!
  2. Watch video on Onomatopoeia.
  3. Complete the assignments.

Video

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1b5kCvVBo8]

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1GC1yWdM_c]

Assignment

  1. Complete the worksheet.
  2. Work on your interactive notebook.  Cut out the alliteration defintions and songs.  Glue these in your notebooks.

Day 9: Interactive Notebook/Review

Directions:

  1. Finish any work that needs to be done in your interactive notebook for reading.

Directions:

  1. Watch the video on the different devises of figurative language.  You will need a piece of paper and answer the questions on the video.
  2. Look over all of your worksheets.
  3. Interactive notebook review:  Cut out the strips and put them into the correct pocket.

Review video quiz[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfxS9TJFuhQ] 

Day 10:  TestDirections:Complete the figurative language test story.  The directions are on the worksheet.
 
Evaluation

You will be graded on:

  1. Daily quizzes
  2. Worksheets
  3. Interactive Notebook
  4. Final test
Conclusion

Thank you for completing the WebQuest. Now we can find these divises of figurative language in our stories.