1. 3-5 ELD: Identify and describe figurative language
Partner share
Learning Objective: Review personification in literary works.
Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.
3-5 ELD: Identify and describe figurative language
Allow students to P/S and call on non-volunteer

2. Personification in literary works
Partner share
Learning Objective: What are we going to define today?
Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.
Personification in literary works
Allow students to P/S and call on non-volunteer

3. Tell your partner your favorite cartoon/story character that is not human
APK

4. Personification
Personification- Giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human. Example- Walking desks took over the town. Non Example- The lion ran over the prairie.
Concept Development
Give students definition and example.
Have students P/S the meaning of personification.
Call on non-volunteers
Ask how does the example show personification?
Give non-example

5. Steps to define personification
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.
Step 2- Identify what is being personified.
Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified.
Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
Cars dance across the icy road.
2. The sun kissed the flowers.
Cars dance means the cars drifted
The sun shined on the flowers
Review steps and model as you review each step.
Use TAPPLE and RAJ to check for understanding
cars
sun as
Is personified by using the verb…
dance
kissed

6. Steps to define personification
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.
Step 2- Identify what is being personified.
Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified.
Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
The washer gurgled the detergent.
Opportunity began to knock on my door.
The washer dissolved the detergent.
Luck is coming your way.
Review steps and model as you review each step.
Use Tapple and Raj to check for understanding
washer
opportunity as
Is personified by using the verb
gurgled
knock

7. Steps to define personification
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.
Step 2- Identify what is being personified.
Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified.
Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
1. Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city.
2. The flowers were crying for my attention.
There was snow all over the city
The flowers needed attention
snow
flowers as
Review steps and model as you review each step.
Is personified by using the verb
wrapped
cried

8. Closure What did we define today Why is it important
1. The radio sprang to life at the touch of a button.
2.The stars winked at me.
The radio sounds great at the push of the button.
The stars were very bright.
radio
stars as
Review steps and model as you review each step.
Is personified by using the verb
winked
sprang
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.
Step 2- Identify what is being personified.
Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified.
Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification

9. as Step 1- Read the passage or statement.
Step 2- Identify what is being personified.
Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified.
Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification as
Is personified by using the verb…
(print out for students’ whiteboards)