Figurative Language at Black Bayou Lake
Title: Figurative Language at Black Bayou Lake
Subject: English/Language Arts
Grade Level: 9 - 12Overview: While visiting the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge, students will take digital pictures and make notes with information about the scenic life. Back in the classroom, students will use the digital pictures to complete a figurative language writing assignment.
Approximate Duration: Approximately one week
Content Standards:
Standard 2
Students write competently for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Standard 4
Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating.
Standard 7
Students apply reasoning and problem solving skills to reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing.
Benchmarks:
ELA-2-H2
using language, concepts, and ideas that show an awareness of the intended audience and/or purpose (e.g., classroom, real-life, workplace) in developing complex compositions;
ELA-2-H5
recognizing and applying literary devices (e.g., figurative language, symbolism, dialogue) and various stylistic elements (e.g., diction, sentence structure, voice, tone);
ELA-4-H1
speaking intelligibly, using standard English pronunciation and diction;
ELA-4-H3
using the features of speaking (e.g., audience analysis, message construction, delivery, interpretation of feedback) when giving prepared and impromptu presentations;
ELA-2-H6
writing as a response to texts and life experiences (e.g., technical writing, resumes).
Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
Writing
Grade 9
19. Develop paragraphs and complex, multiparagraph compositions that include complex stylistic features, (ELA-2-H5)
Grade 10
22. Develop writing using a variety of complex literary and rhetorical devices, including imagery and the rhetorical question (ELA-2-H5)
Grade 11-12
18. Develop writing/compositions using a variety of complex literary and rhetorical devices (ELA-2-H5)
Speaking and Listening
Grade 10
34. Deliver oral presentations that include the following:
volume, phrasing, enunciation, voice modulation, and inflection adjusted to stress important ideas and impact audience response
language choices adjusted to suit the content and context
an organization that includes an introduction, selected details, and a conclusion arranged to impact an audience (ELA-4-H3)
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Arts : Creative Expression
Students develop creative expression through the application of knowledge, ideas, communication skills, organization abilities and imagination.
Science : Science as Inquiry
The students will do science by engaging in partial and full inquiries that are within their developmental capabilities.
Educational Technology Standards:
Explain and use advanced terminology, tools, and concepts associated with software applications, telecommunications, and emerging technologies.
Use appropriate technology to locate, retrieve, organize, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information for problem solving and decision making.
Objectives:
1. TLW use a digital camera to take pictures at Black Bayou Lake.
2. TLW write a descriptive paragraph using figurative language.
3. TLW understand feedback and the importance of clarity and use of figurative language.
4. TLW respond to presentationsLesson Materials and Resources:
Field trip to Black Bayou Lake, figurative language knowledge, pens, paper
Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:
computer, digital camera
Software:
Inspiration
Websites:
Black Bayou Lake Project
http://mcschools.net/mcs/black_bayou_files/index.html
Figurative Language & TrackStar
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=271014
Background Information:
Students should be able to use a digital camera.
Students should have a knowledge of figurative language.Lesson Procedures:
1. Review figurative language with the PowerPoint Presentation titled "Imagery & Figurative Language", located in the Reproducible Materials.
2. Students will use TrackStar #271014 to learn about Black Bayou Lake and practice figurative language. Have students take notes using the Black Bayou Lake TrackStar Worksheet.
3. Students will visit Black Bayou Lake as a group. While visiting the refuge, students will use digital cameras to take pictures and make notes with information about the scenic life and views at Black Bayou Lake.
4. During the next class, students will use the pictures taken at Black Bayou Lake to create a descriptive paragraph using figurative language devices. A rubric for descriptive language will be used.
5. The student will read their work to the class, and the other students will respond in their journal.
6. After students respond, the presenter will show a slide of the picture.
7. The audience will respond to the picture, notifying the presenter whether or not the paragraph created the intended image.
8. The lesson will culminate with students completing the Inspiration template listing examples of figurative language discussed during the presentations.
Assessment Procedures:
Figurative Language Rubric
Feedback sheets
Accommodations/Modifications:
Provide assistance with use of technology.
Preferential Seating during class discussion.
Individualized attention to keep students on track.
Reproducible Materials:
Imagery & Figurative Language PowerPoint
Figurative Language Scoring Guide
Black Bayou Lake TrackStar Worksheet
Figurative Language at Black Bayou Lake Inspiration Template
Figurative Language At Black Bayou Lake Word Template
Lesson Development Resources:
Lesson Development Resources: Louisiana's Comprehensive Curriculum - ELA
Contact Information:
Kelly Southern
southern@opsb.net
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