This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching figurative language to an 8th grade classroom of below average readers from diverse ethnic backgrounds. The plan involves using a projector, computer, webquest, and movie maker software for students to learn about and demonstrate their understanding of 5 types of figurative language. Students will work on a movie showing examples and definitions of figurative language techniques to display their knowledge. They will also present their work from the webquest and participate in discussions to be evaluated on their understanding and ability to identify different types of figurative language.

1. Friday:
A-Analyze Learners
Teaching the different types and uses of figurative language to an 8th grade
classroom of below average readers, 12 boys and 9 girls, 90% Caucasian, 5%
African American, 5% Asian, 5 of which have IEPs.
S- State Objectives
Students will recognize and say the 5 parts of figurative language we will be
working with this week. They will match the orthographical depiction of a word
with a corresponding visual/ graphic representation, and an example of the
use. They will show their knowledge that they have acquired by showing their
Movie they have made about figurative language and reading from their
reflection journal. They will do this by the end of the day with 90% accuracy.
S-Select Methods, Media and Material
 Projector
 Computer
 WebQuest
 Youtube
 MovieMaker
U-Utilizing Media and Materials
The students will use the computers to access the Web Quest that I will
prepare for the teaching of the figurative language techniques. On this they will
finish their work on their Movie that show examples and definitions to aid them
in their gaining knowledge. Also, we will use the projector to present the best of
the songs that we discovered yesterday using figurative language.
R- Require Learner Participation
Students will begin their day with opening the Web Quest provided and
learning about personification. They will complete this task and continue their
use of Movie Maker in showing their gaining knowledge throughout the week.
Then they present their presentations they have created for the Web Quest.
They will read their responses to the music we listened to Thursday present
their jingle they made using the techniques. We will also present the robots
that they have worked on and tell of the alliteration that was used.
E- Evaluate and Revise
Students will be judged on their understanding of the basic definitions and
abilities to identify them throughout their Web Quest search. They will
generally know the effects that these techniques will have writing as a whole

2. and the difference it makes as a reader. They will be judged based on their
ability to work in groups and overall understanding of the use of figurative
language. They will be presenting their WebQuest movie and participating in an
in class discussion.