This Lesson's Title:
A Monster of a Metaphor
creating an extended metaphor with sentences that flow
This lesson was proposed for WritingFix by NNWP Teacher Consultant Tamara Turnbeaugh. |
T he ideal "mentor text" that can be used when teaching this on-line lesson is the novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Before writing, students should listen to and discuss the writing style of this book's author, especially from chapter 5 of the book.
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Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:
After analyzing Steinbeck's monster metaphor from chapter five of The Grapes of Wrath, student writers will talk about how someone develops the idea for an extended metaphor for a character or setting. Playing with the interactive buttons below will help students create their own ideas for an extended metaphor to write. Students then write their own extended metaphors, attempting to craft sentences that have a rhythm to them. Teachers: click here to read the entire lesson plan.
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