Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth

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Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth

Grade Levels

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Course, Subject

English Language Arts

Related Academic Standards

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in grade-level reading and content, including interpretation of figurative, connotative meanings.

CC.1.3.8.I CC.1.3.8.I

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.

E07.A-C.2.1.1 E07.A-C.2.1.1

Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

E07.A-C.2.1.2 E07.A-C.2.1.2

Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.

E07.A-C.2.1.3 E07.A-C.2.1.3

Determine how the author uses the meaning of words or phrases, including figurative and connotative meanings, in a text; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

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Big Ideas

Comprehension requires and enhances critical thinking and is constructed through the intentional interaction between reader and text

Effective use of vocabulary builds social and academic knowledge

Language is used to communicate and to deepen understanding.

Spoken language can be represented in print.
Concepts

Acquiring and applying a robust vocabulary assists in constructing meaning

Changes in word parts affect meaning.
Competencies

Apply word analysis skills (e.g.: syllabication, root words, prefixes, suffixes, inflectional endings) to read and unlock meaning of words.

Identify the literal, figurative, and idiomatic meaning of vocabulary

Indentify and explain the literal and figurative meaning of vocabulary

Use contextual cues to confirm the literal, figurative, and idiomatic meaning of vocabulary

Description

This lesson provides hands-on differentiated instruction by guiding students to search for the literal definitions of figurative language using the Internet. It also guides students in understanding figurative meanings through the use of context clues and making inferences.

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Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth

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Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth