Lesson+Overview

=media type="custom" key="7352383" align="right"Getting Started: Figurative Language, Toondoo Style= This lesson is aligned to Competency Goal 5 in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

The Lesson
In this lesson, you will learn about and demonstrate your understanding of various literary concepts, elements, and terms. **You will explore and create a ToonDoo to demonstrate your understanding of figurative language** (metaphor, simile, personification and hyperbole). As final products, you will complete a short quiz on figurative language, participate in an online forum, complete a reflection writing activity, and post a Toondoo URL to the class wiki.

** Your Learning Goals: **

 * ** Recognize, analyze, and create various figures of speech/figurative language including metaphor, simile, personification, and hyperbole. **
 * ** Interpret various figurative language used in literary texts. **
 * ** Participate in an online forum, complete a quiz on figurative language, complete a reflection writing activity, and post a Toondoo URL to the class wiki. **
 * ** Participate in collaborative discussions about and written analysis of figurative language. **

Assignment Checklist

 * ~ Assignments ||~ What To Do ||~ Due Date ||
 * Figuring Out Figurative Language || Read, view and check your understanding. || End of period. (Day 1) ||
 * Literature and Figurative Language || Discuss and post. || End of period. (Day 1 ||
 * Figurative Language Check Out || Answer and submit. || End of period. (Day 1) ||
 * Tackle Figurative Language with Toondoo || Construct a Toondoo. || End of period. (Day 2) ||
 * Toondoo Showcase || Post URL to course Wiki. || End of period. (Day 2) ||

What To Do Next
Go to: Figuring Out Figurative Language


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