Ask the students to listen while you read and think about what figurative language might be. Write students' ideas on an overhead transparency. Each group will collaborate to develop a definition of figurative language that corresponds to the ideas they remember from the writing piece. Read the example to students a second time if necessary. Write suggestions on the board for those students who are struggling.
Groups share with the class the ideas and working definitions they have developed.
Students should be prepared to defend their thinking. Through class discussion, compare the early definitions to those after doing some research. On an overhead, show the writing piece to the students and highlight the words that the students think represent figurative language. All content on this site is copyrighted by Federal Way Public Schools, and may not be modified or reproduced without written permission.