Inside the ELA Classroom
Special Edition - Teaching Figurative Language (April 2019)
Game Show Guess
Students work in groups to find the answer.Pause after you play each example. Group members should confer and record their answer. All groups hold up their responses when the signal is provided. Unpause the video to view the answer.
Figurative Language in Pop Culture
Pause throughout the video in order to allow students to discuss the figurative language. This video showcases a variety of artists.
Figurative language in Popular Songs
The video reinforces the simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. There are 15 examples (and no answer key).
Figurative language in Movies and Commercials
The topics for discussion: simile, oxymoron, idiom, hyperbole, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, and metaphor.
Figurative Language - LIterary Concepts
Review literary concepts with engaging videos, examples, and explanations.