My Unit Portfolio by Mikayla Andrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev en-us 2018-12-03 17:46:02 UTC 2018-12-03 22:06:54 UTC hello@padlet.com TEKS: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310551983 7th grade(8A): Determine the figurative meaning of phrases and analyze how an author’s use of language creates imagery, appeals to the senses, and suggests mood.
 
 ]]> 2018-12-03 17:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310551983 Content Goal: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310554265 Students will be able to identify and discern the meaning of different types of figurative language. With their understanding of figurative language, they will be able to find the authors meaning and understand abstract concepts.   
 
 

]]> 2018-12-03 17:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310554265 mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310558319 Word Wall]]> 2018-12-03 18:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310558319 B.D.A. Lesson Plan: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310559098 Target Text: The song, Brick by Boring Brick by: Paramore  

The purpose of this lesson is to help students by elevating their ability to understand difficult text. It provides enrichment and background knowledge that can help them dissect the meaning of text through figurative language for future readings. ]]> 2018-12-03 18:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310559098 Text Set mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310559349 2018-12-03 18:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310559349 Before: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310561638
  • Introduce the concept of metaphors by using the Pre-P learning strategy.
  • After prompting the students about metaphors and comparing them to similes I will introduce the topic of figurative language and how it pertains to popular music.
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  • Students will read the text without music or video and be prompted for discussion, I’ll ask them what they think the artist is trying to say.
  • I’ll point out some key metaphors for them to focus on and consider when trying to discern the meaning of the text. 
  • Students will listen to the song by watching the music video.
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  • I will go over basics about fairytales and draw their attention to key metaphors such as the comparisons between the girl and butterfly’s. 
  • Students will be prompted again to see how their interpretations changed after seeing the visual representation of the metaphor.   
  • We will then talk about the ending of the music video and see how the symbolism affects the figurative meaning. 
    • ]]>     2018-12-03 18:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310562140     Follow up activity: Optional mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310575187 The purpose of this is for Reinforcement: 
    For homework students will write a short analysis of the song and what they think it means by using textual evidence and their understanding figurative language to support their argument. 
     
     
    ]]>     2018-12-03 18:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310575187     Songs: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310578190 2018-12-03 18:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310578190 I'm Like a Bird by: Nelly Furtado mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310578730 2018-12-03 18:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310578730 Brick by Boring Brick by: Paramore mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310579703 2018-12-03 18:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310579703 Poems: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310581404 2018-12-03 18:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310581404 Harlem by: Langston Hughes mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310582573 2018-12-03 18:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310582573 “Hope” is the thing with feathersby: Emily Dickinson mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310583577 2018-12-03 18:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310583577 Video and Visuals: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310585230 2018-12-03 18:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310585230 Disney's Fantasia mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310587221 2018-12-03 18:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310587221 Comic Strip mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310588544 2018-12-03 18:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310588544 Newspaper mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310590520 2018-12-03 18:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310590520 Picture Book mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310592262 A chocolate Moose for dinner by: Fred Gwynne ]]> 2018-12-03 19:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310592262 Websites: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310597105 2018-12-03 19:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310597105 Linguee mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310597568 2018-12-03 19:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310597568 Poetry Foundation mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310598260 2018-12-03 19:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310598260 Figurative Language article mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310599277 2018-12-03 19:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310599277 Books: mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310603344 2018-12-03 19:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310603344 Chapter Book mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310604046 A Wrinkle in Time by:Madeleine L'Engle]]> 2018-12-03 19:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310604046 Smilie mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310605968 A comparison between things using like or as]]> 2018-12-03 19:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310605968 Metaphor mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310608848 A figure of speech that compares two things by saying one is the other]]> 2018-12-03 19:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310608848 Hyperbole mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611169 An over exaggeration not meant to be taken literal.]]> 2018-12-03 19:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611169 Idiom mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611253 A group of word which mean something different than the literal meaning]]> 2018-12-03 19:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611253 personification mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611436 Giving human qualities to something that isn't.]]> 2018-12-03 19:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611436 Symbolism mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611521 Something that represents something other than itself. ]]> 2018-12-03 19:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611521 Figurative mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611786 Something not meant to be taken literally.]]> 2018-12-03 19:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611786 Abstract mikaylaandrade https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611905 Cannot be perceived by the five senses, something that represents and idea or theory. ]]> 2018-12-03 19:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mikaylaandrade/g4wana87qeev/wish/310611905