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Co Subject The subject is English, and the content area is reading

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This activity is for grade level 6.

Learning Objective 6.4 The student will read and determine the meanings of
unfamiliar words and phrases within authentic texts
b) Use roots, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms to expand
vocabulary.
6.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a
variety of fictional texts, literary nonfiction, and poetry.
h) Identify and analyze the author’s use of figurative
language.

Pe 1. In this interactive white board activity, the children will touch the board to
dag match two words with similar meanings and learn about synonyms to expand
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nni 2. In this interactive white board activity, the children will touch the board to
ng sort between words with good and bad meanings and learn about synonyms
and antonyms to expand vocabulary.

3. In this interactive white board activity, the children will touch the board to
answer questions about identifying figurative language and learn about
figurative language.
Pe Activity. Warm-up (10 minutes)
dag Participation Framework: Pairs
ogy Objective 6.4b & 6.5h
1. T will go over what synonyms and antonyms are to the
whole class.
2. T will put students into pairs.
3. In pairs, students will provide 2 examples of: synonyms
and antonyms.
IWB Activity 1: Matching synonyms (10-12 minutes)
Participation Framework: Pairs
Objective 6.4b
1. T will have students remain in their pairs
2. T will bring up the activity on the promethean board,
and it is the activity where students will touch the board
to match two words with similar meanings and learn
about synonyms to expand their vocabulary.
3. T will explain the instructions to the student:
A. Students will match TWO WORDS with
similar meaning on top of the two
flowers.
B. If it is correct the words will go up onto
the hive. Which is at the top of the
screen.
4. T will demonstrate the activity to the class by pairing
two words on the screen.
5. T will call up each pair at time to come to the board to
match two words.
6. After one pair matches TWO WORDS, the next pair
goes up to the promethean board.
7. This goes on until all the words on the board are
matched up.
IWB Activity 2: Sorting Between Bad and Good Words (15
minutes)
Participation Framework: whole class
Objective 6.4b
1. T will instruct students to go back to their seats.
2. T will brings up the second activity onto the promethean
board, and it should be the one with the pirates.
3. T will explain the instructions to the students:
A. There is a group of words in
the middle of the screen.
B. On the left is a ship labeled
“good” and the right ship is
labeled “bad”
C. Students will sort between
words with a good and bad
meanings.
4. T will demonstrate by sorting a word with a good
meaning and sorting a word with a bad meaning.
5. T will have students raise their hand to come up to the
board and sort the words.
D. To sort, bring the word to the
ship. The word should
disappear if it is correct.
6. T will keep calling on the students until all words are
sorted.
 Pe Activity IWB Activity 3: Figurative Language Game! (20 minutes)
dag Participation Framework: Two groups
ogy Objective 6.5h
(co 1. T will split the class in half, so their are two groups in total.
2. T will review each of the figurative language.
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3. T will brings up the third activity onto the promethean
nu board, and it is the Figurative Language Game!
e). 4. T will explain the instructions to the students and
demonstrate the activity:
A. One student from Group 1
goes up and spins the wheel.
B. There will be a question and
the students will have to
identify the type of figurative
language. The group will get
points if the question is
answered correctly.
C. When the student is finished,
One student from Group 2
goes up to the promethean
board, and does the same
thing.
D. The Groups take turns
alternatively going up to the
board.
E. The game goes on until each
student in both group has gone
up to the board.
F. The group with the most points
wins!
Exit Ticket (5 minutes)
Participation Framework: Individual
Objective 6.5h
1. Students will individually write on a loose leaf paper
and provide 2 examples of a figurative language of
their choice.

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