Lesson Plan 4: Juan Bobo and Amelia Bedelia
Objective: Students will understand the difference between literal and figurative language.
Activity: Step 1: After a teacher read aloud session of Juan Bobo Goes to Work, by Marisa Montes, and Good Work, Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish, the teacher will lead students through a group discussion of similarities and differences in the plots and settings of each book. Special attention will be given to each character and how each interprets directions.
Step 2: Students will be reminded that words have multiple meanings, and that often these secondary meanings are used in figurative language. These meanings appear often in idiomatic English, and they can be confusing for an English Language Learner. Students will be given the following definitions:
Literal language: is word for word, exactly following the order or meaning of an original word or text.
Figurative language: is an expression or use of language in a non-literal sense to achieve a particular effect.
From the Scholastic Book of Idioms the teacher will read aloud several examples of idioms, having students guess at their figurative meanings. ( Scholastic also includes the origin of the phrase and how it came to be used in such a way.)
Step 3: Students will choose a favorite idiom and illustrate it.
Materials: Markers, construction paper, and the book, Scholastic Book of Idioms.
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