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Figurative Language Activities
Who says that memorizing literary definitions has to be boring? Children can use kinesthetic skills and sense of fun to understand and remember literary terms!
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Figurative Language Ice Breaker
Start the year out with a fun literary icebreaker activity that teaches figurative language and literary devices.
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Reading Mini-Lessons
Using mini-lessons during DEAR, SSR, or other individual reading times can boost reading comprehension without sacrificing student choice in reading material.
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Visual Imagery, Painting, & Poetry
A Vincent Van Gogh quotation teaches students the importance of color in poetic imagery and inspires students to write original poetry in a summer inspired activity.
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Figuratively Speaking
Understanding and using figurative language expressions opens up a whole new world of understanding and self-expression for junior and senior high school learners.
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Author's Style or Influence Lesson
Teachers assign students to compare and contrast books written by one author to learn about the author, his or her writing style, and the plot structure.
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Alliteration Activities
Students use alliteration and consonance to write original fairy tale story titles and create poetry using words cut out of magazines.
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Harry Potter Lesson Plan
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming! Celebrate the finale to JK Rowling's seven book phenomenon with poetry and creative writing curriculum!
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Begin the Year With Poetry
A different way to begin your unit about poetry.
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National Poetry Month Lesson Plan
Lesson plans that use common nursery rhymes teach students the importance of syntax, connotation, metaphor, and other poetic devices in the writing and analysis of poetry
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The Deeper Value of The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester Prynne to illustrate three themes of humanity through her struggles to free herself from her husband, from sin and from Puritan society.
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Shakespeare, Henry V, and Language Over Theatre
Shakespeare's King Henry V stands along with Antony and Cleopatra as 'antitheatrical';but the play instead celebrates the transformative power of language.
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Creation in the Riga Veda
According to the Riga Veda the One Supreme God did not create the Universe by fashioning it from preexisting material, but transformed himself into the Universe.
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Knowdaverbs
HIs latest album "The Action Figure" is full of positive messages, well-crafted lyrics, and represents a striking piece of work that reflects Verbs’ outlook and his mission.

Literary Elements Exam Review
Here is a continued list of literary elements that can be applied to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar to help students prepare for final exams and keep them engaged.
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Apocalypse!
Apocalyptic events have become a very integral part of how the world views reality today. Countries are preparing for not if but when a crucial event will touch them.
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Augsburg Confession, Articles Six through Ten
Articles 6-10 deal with the doctrines of new obedience, the Church, and the Sacraments. Overall the Lutherans express agreement and note only two groups they disagree with on these doctrines: the Donatists and the Anabaptists.
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Why We Left Lutheranism--Upholds Denominationalism
Is "denominationalism" wrong? Is it bad to stand for what you believe in? How do we reconcile Paul's words for unity to the Corinthians with Paul's words to "mark and avoid those who teach falsehood?" And how do they relate to Jesus' prayer in Gethsamane on unity among his believers?
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