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Activity Overview


A Gift of Chappals has many examples of figurative language woven throughout the story. Some examples of figurative language that are used are similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, and onomatopoeia. For this activity, students will identify and illustrate three examples of figurative language in A Gift of Chappals. Teachers may want to give the students a list of examples, or have them do a “scavenger hunt” either as they read or as an activity after reading.


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Template and Class Instructions

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Due Date:

Objective: Create a 3 cell storyboard that illustrates and describes three examples of figurative language in the text.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Write the type of figurative language in the heading.
  3. Write the example and page number in the description box. In addition, write what the author is intending to say, or the literal meaning.
  4. Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, and items.
  5. Save and exit when you're finished.

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Rubric

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Figurative Language in a Story
Create a storyboard that shows three examples of figurative language from the story: metaphors, similes, personification, etc. Include the type of figurative language in the title box along with the quote from the story. In the description box describe what the figurative language means in the context of the story. Add appropriate illustrations for each.
Proficient Emerging Beginning
Examples of Figurative Language
There are three examples of figurative language.
There are two correct examples of figurative language.
Only one of the examples of figurative language is correct.
Types of Figurative Language
All three examples are correctly identified as simile, metaphor, or personification (or other) in the title box.
Two examples of figurative language are correctly identified as simile, metaphor, or personification (or other).
Only one example of figurative language is correctly identified as simile, metaphor, or personification (or other).
Illustrations
Illustrations depict the example of figurative language from the story with clear visuals of appropriate scenes, characters, items, etc.
Illustrations depict the example of figurative language from the story but are unclear or incomplete.
Illustrations do not make sense with the examples chosen.
Descriptions
There are descriptions for all three example of figurative language that correctly explain what the figurative language means in the context of the story.
One of the descriptions is missing or the descriptions do not fully explain what the figurative language means in the context of the story.
Two or more descriptions are missing or they do not explain what the figurative language means.


Activity Overview


A Gift of Chappals has many examples of figurative language woven throughout the story. Some examples of figurative language that are used are similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, and onomatopoeia. For this activity, students will identify and illustrate three examples of figurative language in A Gift of Chappals. Teachers may want to give the students a list of examples, or have them do a “scavenger hunt” either as they read or as an activity after reading.


Template and Class Instructions

(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)



Due Date:

Objective: Create a 3 cell storyboard that illustrates and describes three examples of figurative language in the text.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Write the type of figurative language in the heading.
  3. Write the example and page number in the description box. In addition, write what the author is intending to say, or the literal meaning.
  4. Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, and items.
  5. Save and exit when you're finished.

Lesson Plan Reference

Switch to: Common CoreArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIowaKansasMarylandMassachusettsNebraskaNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaPennsylvaniaTexasUtah

Rubric

(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)


Figurative Language in a Story
Create a storyboard that shows three examples of figurative language from the story: metaphors, similes, personification, etc. Include the type of figurative language in the title box along with the quote from the story. In the description box describe what the figurative language means in the context of the story. Add appropriate illustrations for each.
Proficient Emerging Beginning
Examples of Figurative Language
There are three examples of figurative language.
There are two correct examples of figurative language.
Only one of the examples of figurative language is correct.
Types of Figurative Language
All three examples are correctly identified as simile, metaphor, or personification (or other) in the title box.
Two examples of figurative language are correctly identified as simile, metaphor, or personification (or other).
Only one example of figurative language is correctly identified as simile, metaphor, or personification (or other).
Illustrations
Illustrations depict the example of figurative language from the story with clear visuals of appropriate scenes, characters, items, etc.
Illustrations depict the example of figurative language from the story but are unclear or incomplete.
Illustrations do not make sense with the examples chosen.
Descriptions
There are descriptions for all three example of figurative language that correctly explain what the figurative language means in the context of the story.
One of the descriptions is missing or the descriptions do not fully explain what the figurative language means in the context of the story.
Two or more descriptions are missing or they do not explain what the figurative language means.





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