Figurative and Sensory

Language

Warm Up Read silently for 10 minutes. Write a five sentence

summary of what you have read.

Poetry WorkshopRead page 436 in your text

book (silently or with a partner)

List the five most important ideas/ facts in your interactive notebook.

Let’s read a poem…remember the steps for

poetry analysis: 1. Read it at least twice. 2. Look for sensory language

and figurative language 3. NOTATE EVERY STANZA! –

seriously it helps… 4. Write theme/ main idea at

the bottom

Life Doesn’t Frighten Me: Page 288

What is the message in the poem? What figurative or sensory language is used? What conflict does the speaker face? Think back to when we read Tuesday of the

Other June. How were the conflicts similar? Different?

Do the two texts have similar themes (lessons)?

Summary How does the poem Life Doesn’t Frighten Me

connect to you?

Warm Up- Copy these vocabulary words and

definitions Connotation Denotation Tone Mood Dialect Diction Imagery Audience

In groups… You will be assigned a new vocabulary word

from the list. Create a poster and presentation to teach the

word to the class. INCLUDE ON YOUR POSTER

Definition of the word in your own words 2 synonyms 2 examples Picture Present to the class TODAY!

Present Poster Speak clearly Everyone Speaks No nerves

Warm Up: Give an example of each:

Hyperbole Metaphor Simile Personification

What is denotation? The strict dictionary

meaning of a word

What is connotation? The emotional and

imaginative feelings surrounding a word

Purpose of Words• To label things

• I live in a house.• To express a point of

view• I can’t wait to go

home for the holidays.

ConnotationPositive- brings good

feelings

We bought inexpensive souvenirs at the amusement park.

Negative- brings bad feelings

We bought cheap souvenirs at the amusement park.

Connotation: Positive Everyone had a

(smile, smirk) on his/her face on the ride home.

Everyone had a smile on his/her face on the way home.

SMILE is more positive than smirk

Connotation: Negative

I ate a (soggy,moist) sandwich.

I ate a soggy sandwich

SOGGY is more negative than moist

Positive? You Decide!average mediocre

spit saliva

childish childlike

antique old-fashioned

Read the poem- Home Away from Home Answer the questions about connotation

Ticket Out One sentence summary- what did you learn

about connotation and denotation?

Warm Up Mood

Definition Sentence

Synonym Picture

Eleven- Listen to the story Eleven

Page 198- Literature Book Page - interactive reader

In the interactive reader make notes and answer questions in the margins.

Use the chart to analyze the elements in the text (Figurative language, sensory, imagery, connotation)

Word or Phrase from Text

Meaning Connotation pos./neg.

Effect on the Text

Writing Time Write a paragraph to explain how the words

and phrases used in Eleven created a mood or feeling. Use the chart to help you site specific examples in the text.

Write in interactive notebook.

Warm Up Focused Free write What is the best part about growing up?

What is the worst part? Explain.

Uncle Septimus’ Beard

Listen to the story Uncle Septimus’ beard Page - Literature Book Page - interactive reader

In the interactive reader make notes and answer questions in the margins.

Use the chart to analyze the elements in the text (Figurative language, sensory, imagery, connotation)

Word or Phrase from Text

Meaning Connotation pos./neg.

Effect on the Text

Writing Time Write a paragraph to explain how the words

and phrases used in Uncle Septimus’ Beard created a mood or feeling. Use the chart to help you site specific examples in the text.

Write in interactive notebook.