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Purpose
The sole purpose of this website will be to inform students in grades 3-5 about figurative
language. The website will be used to inform the students while also offering an interactive
opportunity while learning. The purpose will also be to assist the teachers in helping the students
master standards involving figurative language.

Objectives

Students will use basic keyboarding skills to navigate through the website.
Students will interactively engage in figurative language types.
Students will stay engaged while on the website.

ELACC5L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
a. Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.
b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.
c. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better
understand each of the words.

Audience
The target audience for the website is students in grades 3-5. These students are expected to have
basic or limited keyboarding skills. Also, the students typically have a shorter attention span. The
students need to be engaged while navigating through activities. They also need to have attention
drawn towards the important parts of the website. Grades 3-5 require students to recognize
different types of figurative language.

Content
The majority of content on the site will contain the types of figurative language, definitions of
each type of figurative language, and example phrases that use figurative language. This content
will be written in a medium-large font. The font will continue to change to look less-boring to
the students. There will be many headings and sub-headings used to help the students zone in on
the figurative language they need help with. The content will flow with level of knowledge
needed. For example, types of figurative language will come before higher-level thinking
(definitions, examples).
Types of figurative language:
Simile- comparisons using like or as; the cat was like a ball of fire running through the yard.
Metaphor- comparisons using is or are; my sister is a bull, always stubborn.
Hyperbole- exaggeration implying humor; the house was the size of a postage stamp.
Personification- giving non-human objects human characteristics; the dog smiled brightly.
Onomatopoeia- sound effect in text; boing! Clap, clap! Ding-dong.
Alliteration- phrase with repeated beginning sounds; squirrels squeal about squares.
Pun- a word implied to have two different meanings in a sentence; when I go to the dentist I
know the drill.
Idiom- known by a culture or group of people; no comparison to actual language used

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Figurative Language Storyboard
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