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Subject

English Language Arts (2005)

Duration

This lesson is designed to take two 45-minute class periods.

Description

In this lesson, students will experience the work of a variety of experienced writers who use personification in their writing. Students will practice reading and then practice using personification to use in their own writing. Students will arrange nouns and verbs to form sentences that contain personification so they can manipulate the language and enrich their own writing.

Objective

• The students will be able to define personification and learn how it is applied by reading poetry.
• The students will be able comprehend and practice analysis of personification.

Materials

• copies of poems
• SMART Board
• computer

Personification SMART Board

Personification practice worksheet

Step-by-Step Procedure

1. The teacher will explain to the students that they will be reading poems that contain examples of personification.
2. The teacher will ask the students what word they see in the word personification. The teacher will ask how the word “person” gives students a clue as to the meaning of personification.
3. The teacher will show the first PowerPoint slide to show the definition of personification and an example.
4. Students will copy the word and definition into their notebook.
5. The teacher will show the next slide, which has a riddle on it. The teacher will read the example and the students will have to guess the riddle.
6. The teacher will ask, “what is being personified?” "What are the human qualities that are given to this object?"
7. The teacher will show the next slide, which includes guided and independent practice.

Guided Practice:

• Students will use the examples on the PowerPoint to develop personified objects.
• Students will evaluate their word choices.

Assessment

• Informal evaluation through student response
• Students will be evaluated on how well they complete the examples.
• Lesson will continue through the rest of the week with a formal evaluation (quiz).

Personification quiz.doc

Related Academic Standards

New York State

7R3 

• In literary texts, analyze how elements of plot are related, affect one another, and contribute to meaning. (RL)
• In informational texts, analyze how individuals, events, and ideas are introduced, relate to each other, and are developed. (RI)

7R4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings. (RI&RL)

AS.R.9 Analyze and evaluate texts using knowledge of literary forms, elements, and devices through a variety of lenses and perspectives.

RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

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