1. Language ArtsEDI Standard: Students will understand and explain the figurative and metaphorical use of words in a context.

2. Learning Objective I will understand and explain the figurative and metaphorical use of words in a context.

3. Activating Prior Knowledge Have you heard of the metaphor, “You are a star!”? What do you think this metaphor means? Have you heard of the metaphor, “killing two birds with one stone”? What do you think it means?

5. Example of a metaphor She was drowning in money.

6. Metaphor EXPLANATION Couch Potato: Couch potato = lazy person. A lazy person buries themselves in the cushions of a couch (sofa, La-Z-Boy) in safe, sedentary comfort, "vegging out" mindlessly in front of the TV, eyes in a fixed, submissive stare. A couch potato never leaves the home, and cannot be motivated, having everything nearby so they never have to move. Compare this to the potato, which is buried in the comfort and providence of soil and to which the only escape from its lifestyle is death. Covered in eyes, but without a brain or muscle, the potato is snuggled and unmotivated. A comfortable sofa is fertile soil for the couch potato.

7. Literal Meaning – not a metaphor Metaphor – Figure of speech.

8. NOT a Metaphor! Simile – A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another and uses “like” or “as”. Example: You are as slow as a turtle.

9. NOT a Metaphor! Alliteration – A figure of speech in which the repetition of the initial consonant is used over and over again. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

10. NOT a Metaphor! Personification – the representation of a thing in the form of a person. Example: The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

11. Importance What kind of figurative language do you hear in your culture? Why do you think people use figurative language?

12. Skill Development He has the heart of a lion. She is as sweet as a rose. You are the sun in my sky. Look sharp. My love is like a red rose You are like a hurricane. metaphor NOT a metaphor metaphor metaphor NOT a metaphor NOT a metaphor

13. Brainpop – metaphors

14. Guided Practice Do you know your metaphor?

15. Closure figurative language is a writing technique that writers use to make our reading more interesting. Metaphors are textual comparisons that make the writing more fun to read.

16. Independent Practice Read the following short story. Find and explain the author’s use of figurative language. The Cypress Tree by Rina Singh