![]() Is Beyonce known for traveling around the U.S. As a model, use the first line of the lyrics "Remember those walls I built." to distinguish between literal and figurative language. Distribute copies of Beyonce's "Halo" song lyrics.ġ0. Allow 3-5 minutes for students to review terms/definitions ((We have previously learned each of these devices, and students have helped create this worksheet with examples from a text they have read in literature circles earlier in the year-see the attached example using Freak the Mighty.)ĩ. Distribute "Analyzing Writer's Craft: Figurative Language & Literary Devices" cheat sheet (what students love to call it-even though they helped create it) to students.Ĩ. Explain to students that they will be analyzing the writer's craft of a song as a model to learn how writer's use figurative language and literary devices to impact the meaning and tone of their writing.ħ. ![]() Have class discuss some of the choices that writer's make (word choice, page layout, structure, text features, etc.) Explain the categories of Writer's Craft from the PowerPoint.Ħ. As writers, we must "read like a writer" and notice the effective techniques of other writers. Explain to students that writers make intentional choices in their writing to impact readers. Share/Discuss comparison of artists' techniques and discuss impact of each on the viewer.Ĥ. In their writer's notebooks, have students do a quick-write their comparison of the artists' techniques in a format of their choice (T-Chart, Venn Diagram, comparative paragraph, etc.) and explain the impact of each on the viewer. ![]() Introduce writer's craft by having students compare the artists' techniques of the two paintings ("American Gothic" and "Scream") in the attached Analyzing Writer's Craft PowerPoint.Ģ. 4-Student thoroughly cites evidence from text, labels it as the appropriate type of figurative language, determines figurative meaning, and thoroughly analyzes author's purpose for using that type of figurative language to shape meaning and tone.ģ-Student cites evidence from text, labels it as the appropriate type of figurative language, determines figurative meaning, and analyzes author's purpose for using that type of figurative language to shape meaning and tone.Ģ-Student attempts to cite evidence from text, attempts to label it as the appropriate type of figurative language, attempts to determine figurative meaning, and attempts to analyzes author's purpose for using that type of figurative language to shape meaning and tone.ġ-Student cites minimal evidence from text, attempts to label it as the appropriate type of figurative language, makes minimal determination of figurative meaning, and makes minimal/no attempt to analyze author's purpose for using that type of figurative language to shape meaning and tone.ġ. ![]()
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