Objective Students will be able to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases and understand the difference between literal and nonliteral. Craft and Structure

Flip Slips Practice STEPS TO Skill or Problem What is someone actually saying to you when they tell you not “to make a mountain out of a molehill” ? STEP PREP Procedures Skill Language & Vocab Breakdown Prior Knowledge Textual Evidence Anticipation (1 Practice Problem Before Procedures )

Skill Focus The skill for this week is Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., including figurative language such as metaphors and similes, alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.

Skill Focus In other words, students will determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in various texts distinguishing literal from non literal language.

Copy the following words: Literal Nonliteral Alliteration Personification Distinguishing Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Vocabulary

Vocabulary Strategy: Word Analysis Under “My Definition,” write the definition for each word. Next, use the word in a sentence. Below “My Definition” under “Synonym” write two words that are similar to the vocabulary word. Finally, under “Antonym” write two words that are opposite.

Vocabulary Literal: It means exactly what is said (Not Figurative). Nonliteral: using figures of speech (ex. Its raining frogs). Alliteration: Repeating the same consonant sound (ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers). Personification: giving human qualities to non human things.

Vocabulary Distinguishing: To set apart or show differences. Simile- Use like or as to compare two or more things. Metaphor- Comparing two or more things without using like or as. Hyperbole- Extreme exaggeration.

Prior Knowledge “Does the cat have your tongue?” 1. Is this sentence an example of literal or non literal speech? 2. Is this picture an example of literal or non literal speech?

Read the following passage. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase? Anticipatory Set

“Its raining cats and dogs!” Mom shouted. I went running to the window. I really wanted to see the cats and dogs falling from the sky. Puppies and kittens were my favorite! When I looked out the window, all I saw was rain puddles and it was raining so hard that I almost couldn’t see that! No fluffy kittens, no playful puppies, just soggy front yard. What kind of trick was my mother trying to play on me? Anticipatory Set

Step 1: Read the passage Step 2: Identify and write lines or sentences that are not literal. Step 3: Explain why these lines are not literal. Steps

Step 4: Identify the type of figurative language is being used for each example. Step 5: Explain how/why you determined the figurative language. Steps

Step 6: How does the figurative (nonliteral) language impact the text? Step 7: How does the literal language impact the text? Steps

Step 8: Identify and write any words or phrases that you do not understand. Step 9: Make a guess at what you think each word/phrase means. Steps

Step 10: What clues in the text did you use to come to that guess? Step 11: How does taking the time to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words help you as a reader? Steps

Read the following passage. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase? Textual Evidence

“Its raining cats and dogs!” Mom shouted. I went running to the window. I really wanted to see the cats and dogs falling from the sky. Puppies and kittens were my favorite! When I looked out the window, all I saw was rain puddles and it was raining so hard that I almost couldn’t see that! No fluffy kittens, no playful puppies, just soggy front yard. What kind of trick was my mother trying to play on me? Textual Evidence

“Its raining cats and dogs!” Mom shouted. This phrase means that it is raining really, really hard. I know this because the narrator says that there were no kittens or puppies falling, but that it was raining a lot when they looked out of the window. Textual Evidence

Flip Slip: What do you Remember? Remember: Rewrite this week’s skill in your own words. In your own words write down and define three vocabulary words.

Flip Slip: What do you understand? Understand: Write the steps in chronological order. *Identify the type of figurative language is being used for each example. *Identify and write any words or phrases that you do not understand. * Identify the type of figurative language is being used for each example. *Read the passage. *Explain why these lines are not literal.

Apply Follow steps 1-11, using the provided passages.