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I chose to look at another 7th grade language arts standard for this authentic instruction activity. The standard I chose is ELACC7L5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
I love teaching students about figurative language. It's such a great way to help students further develop their writing skills. Idioms are always a blast and I have found that students love to illustrate them. "In a pickle" featured on the left is just one example from JLong Design.
For my lesson, I would put students in groups and give each group a few different idioms (about 3 to 5 - some common, some not) and have them go online to find the meaning of each one. This would be using the inquiry/discovery method from table 3.5 of the Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer book. Each group would then choose one to illustrate using SCRATCH, a program that allows students to create interactive animations, games, or stories, to share with the class.
I love teaching students about figurative language. It's such a great way to help students further develop their writing skills. Idioms are always a blast and I have found that students love to illustrate them. "In a pickle" featured on the left is just one example from JLong Design.
For my lesson, I would put students in groups and give each group a few different idioms (about 3 to 5 - some common, some not) and have them go online to find the meaning of each one. This would be using the inquiry/discovery method from table 3.5 of the Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer book. Each group would then choose one to illustrate using SCRATCH, a program that allows students to create interactive animations, games, or stories, to share with the class.