An 8th grade classroom of 21 students, who are mostly Caucasian with some African American and Asian students, will be taught about different types of figurative language over the course of a week. The teacher will use a projector, computer, interactive voices (Vokis), online posters (Glogster), and a scavenger hunt-style website (WebQuest) to engage the students. On the first day, students will use the WebQuest to learn about similes and start creating a video using movie maker to demonstrate their understanding throughout the week. They will also watch interactive voice recordings (Vokis) to learn definitions and examples of additional figurative language techniques. The goal is for students to recognize

1. Monday:
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 be able to 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 have achieved this goal with 90% accuracy in 1 week.
S-Select Methods, Media and Material
 Projector
 Computer
 Voki
 Glogster Poster
 WebQuest
U-Utilizing Media and Materials
The students will use the computers to access the Voki’s that I will prepare for
the teaching of the figurative language techniques. On this, the will also see the
Glogster posters that show examples and definitions to aid them in their
gaining knowledge.
R- Require Learner Participation
Students will begin their day with opening the WebQuest provided and learning
about Similes. They will complete this task and begin their use of Movie Maker
in showing their gaining knowledge throughout the week. Then we will watch
the Voki’s, which they can access anytime this week, and hear the definitions
of the rest of the techniques we will be learning about. This entire day will be
devoted to learning the general ideas of what these techniques can be used for.
E- Evaluate and Revise
Students will be judged on their understanding of the basic definitions and
abilities to identify them in a text, in a general sense. They will be adding to
their WebQuest movie throughout the week and also preparing for the

2. presentation that they will give at the end of the week. In class discussion and
games will be depicting of their knowledge.