Becoming Lesson Plan

Using Metaphor for Structure

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will understand the power of metaphor and how to use it to create an impact on readers.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4

Structure:

Michelle structures Chapter 17 using an out-of-nowhere punch in the face she received by a classmate in first grade. She uses that punch as a metaphor for the emotional punches she received from the media during Barack's presidential election.

Break students into groups and have them discuss the use of this metaphor and how it functions in the text. They should consider the...