Figurative Language Cafe Activity

Learning Resource Type

Learning Activity

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

5

Overview

This learning activity should be used at the end of a lesson or unit on figurative language. The students will create a menu for a new restaurant using figurative language to describe each menu item.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

Phase

After/Explain/Elaborate

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.9
Express ideas clearly and effectively to diverse partners or groups.

Vocabulary

Express
Clearly
Effectively
Diverse

Knowledge

Students know:

Oral language and literacy skills.
Collaboration skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Clearly and effectively share ideas with others through speaking.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They can communicate with a variety of people if they express themselves clearly.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.12
Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.

Vocabulary

Domain-specific vocabulary
Academic vocabulary
Figurative language

Knowledge

Student know:

Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.
Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.
Strategies to determine the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns in text.

Skills

Students are able to:

Interpret the meaning of domain-specific vocabulary, academic vocabulary, and figurative language as they are used in texts.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There are multiple strategies they can use to interpret the meaning of academic and domain-specific vocabulary, including using context clues in the text, their background knowledge, the morphological structure of the word, and outside resources.
Words and phrases, including figurative language, can have different meanings in different texts.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to use appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details to support their main idea or theme.

Students will demonstrate understandings of figurative language and word relationships by describing various food items for their menu.

Activity Details

This learning activity should be used at the end of a lesson or unit on figurative language. The students will complete the activity Figurative Language Cafe. In this activity, students will create a menu for a new restaurant using figurative language to describe each menu item. Students can complete this activity individually or with a partner. This can be created using Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or paper. After the completion of the activity, the students will present their menu to the class and discuss their menu item descriptions.

Assessment Strategies

The activity instructions page includes a rubric that the teacher will use to assess the student's mastery of figurative language and word relationships, as well as their ability to use appropriate facts and relevant details to support the theme of the restaurant.

Variation Tips

Figurative Language Cafe could be used to extend rigor. Students could swap menus with a partner, place an order, and decide how much their meal would cost them or their family. This would allow for a Math tie-in with the addition of decimals.

Background / Preparation

The teacher will need to make a copy of Figurative Language Cafe Activity and share it with the students in Google Classroom or share the link to the activity. If access to a device with Google Classroom or Docs is not available, then the teacher can display the activity using a projector or print out a paper copy for students to use.

The teacher may want to have plain white paper, construction paper, and other materials available for students who do not want to make their menu on the computer.

Figurative Language Cafe Instructions

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SSc-T1EvuCLXa5fsGk1uYaY2ZT6NAzvP/view?usp=shar…

Approved Date

2019-08-05

Owner (Author)

malloyco

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