Grade 8 · English Language Arts and Reading Video Lesson
Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as extended metaphor achieves specific purposes Video Lesson
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Curriculum-aligned Grade 8 English Language Arts and Reading lesson video for Describe how the author's use of figurative language such as extended metaphor achieves specific purposes. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.
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Video Learning Notes
In this lesson, students learn to identify and analyze how authors use figurative language, especially extended metaphors, and other literary devices like multiple points of view and irony to achieve specific purposes. They explore how language choices shape the mood, voice, and tone of texts. Through reading, discussion, and writing, students develop skills to understand and apply author’s craft in their own work.
Learning Goals
- Describe how an author's use of figurative language, including extended metaphors, achieves specific purposes in a text.
- Identify and analyze literary devices such as multiple points of view and irony in a variety of texts.
- Analyze how an author's language choices contribute to the mood, voice, and tone of a text.
Curriculum Context
Grade: Grade 8
Subject: English Language Arts and Reading
Curriculum: TEKS