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Standard 3.1: READING - ALL STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND AND APPLY THE
KNOWLEDGE OF SOUNDS, LETTERS, AND WORDS IN WRITEN ENGLISH TO
BECOME INDEPENDENT AND FLUENT READERS AND WILL READ A VARIETY OF
MATERIALS AND TEXTS WITH FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION.
G. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text
13. Recognize figurative language in text (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration).

   Students will be able to identify and define ametaphor and a simile and its purpose to
convey meaning by adding color and vitality to stories.
 
Owl Moon, By Jane Yolen,Chart paper
Lesson Sequence:
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Y *Boys and girls, let¶s take a look again at the book, Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. Do
you remember how this author used some interesting phrases to describe the
scenes in this book?´
r State Objective and Purpose
Y *Well today I am going to modelthe use of figures of speeches to compare
different ideas and objects just likeJane Yolendoes in Owl Moon.´
r Teach and Model:
Y Show the sentence on chart paper:
 Somewhere behind us,a train whistle blew longand low like a sad, sad
song.
Y Explain to the class that the author is comparing a train¶s whistle to a sad song.
Y When an author uses the word LIKE or AS to compare different objects it is
called a SIMILE.
Y Write the definition of a simile on the chart.
 A simile uses the word like or as to make a comparison
Y *Authors alsocompare ideas and objects another way.´
Y Write the sentence :
 The snow belowit was whiter than milk in a cereal bowl.
Y In this sentence the author is comparing the snow to a bowl of milk WITHOUT
using the words LIKE or AS. This is a Metaphor.
Y Write the definition of metaphor on the chart.
Y A metaphor makes a comparison without using the word like or as.A
metaphor says that one thing IS another.
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Y Have the following examples from Owl Moon written on a chart.
 ´uite as a dream.±(Simile)
 I could feel the cold as if someone¶s icyhand was palm down on my back.-
(Metaphor)
 Then the owl pumped its great wings and lifted off the branch like a
shadow without a sound. ±(Simile)
 The moon made his face into a silver mask. ±(Metaphor)
 But I was a shadow.±(Metaphor)
 The kind of hope that flies on silent wings under a shining Owl Moon.-
(Metaphor)
Y Have students read aloud the examples. Have students identify the sentences as a
metaphor or a simile? Have them justify their choice. Call on those who have
their hands raised.
r Independent Practice/Assessment:
Y *Boys and girls as you begin independent reading for today, I want you write any
similes or metaphors that you come across in your readings on an index card.
Identify these phrasesas similes or metaphors.´
Y *I will be circulating to discuss the phrase you have found and why you have
identified it as a simile or a metaphor. *
r Closure:
Y *Who can tell me what metaphors and similes are? And why do authors use
them when they write?´ That¶s right. A metaphor makes a comparison without
using the word like or as.A metaphor says that one thing is another.A simile uses
the word like or as to make a comparison.´
Y *Let¶s quietly return to our desks and begin reading and identify metaphors and
similes.´
r Assessment:
Y I will know my students are successful if they have been able to identify and
explain the use of a simile or metaphor within their independent reading
selections.