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Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Interpreting Figurative Language

Teach Starter Publishing
Zip File | 5 resources | Years: 3 - 6

A comprehensive resource pack helping students explore the concept of figurative language.

Curriculum

  • VC2E3LE04

    Identify and discuss some literary devices, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose, and discuss the ways that they shape the reader’s reaction <ul> <li>discussing the effects of imagery in texts, for example the use of imagery related to nature in haiku poems</li> <li>generating questions to discuss effects, for example ‘Why does the poet use onomatopoeia in this line of the poem?’</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LE04

    Explore the use of literary devices and deliberate wordplay, including grammar, in prose and poetry, and the ways that they shape meaning <ul> <li>defining neologisms and puns, and identifying how they are used by authors to create a sense of freshness, originality and playfulness</li> <li>discussing poetic language, including adjectives that engage readers emotionally and bring the poet’s subject matter to life</li> <li>exploring emotive language in texts</li> </ul>

  • VC2E5LE04

    Compare the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, and sound devices in prose and poetry <ul> <li>discussing how figurative language, including simile and metaphor, can make use of a comparison between different things</li> <li>discussing how, by appealing to the imagination, figurative language provides new ways of looking at the world</li> </ul>

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