1. To Kill a Mockingbird Figurative Language

2. I can… I can analyze figurative language within a complex text. I can define commonly used foreign words and phrases. I can use logic and reasoning to analyze a symbol and determine what it symbolizes.

3. Standards CLE 3003.5.1 Use logic to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of complex oral and written contexts. CLE 3003.8.1 Demonstrate knowledge of significant works of American literature from the colonial period to the present and make relevant comparisons. CLE 3003.8.2 Understand the characteristics of various literary genres (e.g., poetry, novel,biography, short story, essay, drama). CLE 3003.8.5 Know and use appropriate literary terms to derive meaning and comprehension from various literary genres.

4. Agenda Bellringer: Foreign Word du jour Hook: Journal: Quote Figurative Language Group Work: Identify figurative language Independent Practice: Read Chapters 13-15 and answer the questions. Closure: Create an example of figurative language.

5. Journal “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” ― Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud

6. Figurative Language Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Some types… Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Idiom Symbolism

7. Figurative Language in TKAM The Mockingbird “Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

8. The Mockingbird Implied Metaphor What do Boo Radley and Tom Robinson have in common with a Mockingbird? Could Walter Cunningham also be a ‘mockingbird’?

9. The Mockingbird as a Symbol “Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” What might the Mockingbird Symbolize?

10. Group Work Groups of three –Recorder –Researcher –Presenter 1.Look over your assigned chapter(s) for examples of figurative language. 2.List at least five examples of figurative language 3.Present them to the class.

11. Independent Practice Read chapters 13-15 and answer these questions. 1.What might Mrs. Dubose symbolize? 2.Aunt Alexandra believes the “Finch Family” captures or symbolizes certain values. What does she think this family symbolizes? 3.How does Scout fit into this image

12. Closure Create an example of figurative language.

13. Standards CLE 3003.5.1 Use logic to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of complex oral and written contexts. CLE 3003.8.1 Demonstrate knowledge of significant works of American literature from the colonial period to the present and make relevant comparisons. CLE 3003.8.2 Understand the characteristics of various literary genres (e.g., poetry, novel,biography, short story, essay, drama). CLE 3003.8.5 Know and use appropriate literary terms to derive meaning and comprehension from various literary genres.