ELA21.7.6

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 7

ELA21.7.6

Evaluate the speaker’s use of hyperbole, tone, symbolism, imagery, mood, irony, and onomatopoeia in a live or recorded presentation.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Speakers often include literary techniques and figurative language to create a particular tone and mood.
  • Analyzing literary devices that are used in a presentation can support understanding of the presentation.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify hyperbole, tone, symbolism, imagery, mood, irony, and onomatopoeia in presentations.
  • Evaluate how an speaker's use of literary techniques impacts the meaning of the presentation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Speakers often use figurative language and literary techniques to develop tone and mood in their presentations.
  • Analyzing a speaker's use of literary techniques in a presentation can help them interpret and comprehend the meaning of the presentation.

Vocabulary

  • Hyperbole
  • Tone
  • Symbolism
  • Imagery
  • Mood
  • Irony
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Recorded presentations
  • Live presentations
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