This lesson plan aims to teach students about figurative language through examples from Romeo and Juliet. Students will watch a video about figurative language, then have it defined and explained in a Nearpod presentation. They will identify examples of metaphors, similes, dramatic irony and personification in passages from Act 2. Finally, if time allows, students will write a text conversation between Romeo and Juliet using two examples of the figurative language devices.

1. Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language
English
8th
November 30, 2015
Overview
In this lesson, students will learn about figurative language and examples of it
in Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet
Objectives
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings.
Activities
1. Students will watch the Flocabulary video called “Wordplay “
2. After the video concludes, we will discuss the message of the video
and how figurative language can impact writing.
3. I will then show the students a Nearpod presentation on Figurative
Language, defining the terms, metaphor, simile, dramatic irony, and
personification.
4. At the conclusion of the presentation, I will see if the students
understood the lesson by asking them Poll questions. If they
understand they will move on to the next task on their own. If they
don’t, I will explain it and do the first couple of tasks with them.
5. After this, students will identify specific figurative language terms in
various lines in Act 2
6. If time permitted, the students will receive a word document with a
picture of an Iphone text message, supposedly from Romeo to Juliet.
They would write a conversation between the two, that has two
examples of the figurative language we discussed.
Materials
 Nearpod
 Ipads
 Text Template
 Flocabulary Video