Iron Chef: Literary Terms. By Jamie Smith, MA. Minarets High School Road 200. O Neals, CA Chawanakee Unified School District

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1 Iron Chef: Literary Terms By Jamie Smith, MA Minarets High School Road 200 O Neals, CA Chawanakee Unified School District This strategy is suitable for grades The content in this lesson is suitable for grades 9-12.

2 Jamie Smith, MA Overview & Purpose Students will investigate and build meaning in context for a variety of literary terms and devices. Standards Addressed Reading 3.0 (figurative language/literary terms) Writing 1.0 (Research & Technology) Writing Strategies 2.0 (Author s use of stylistic devices) Speaking Applications 2.0 (Deliver expository presentations) Objectives Information Students will collaborate on group presentations investigating literary terms TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS Explain what literary devices are, and why good writers use them to improve their writing. Students will collaborate on a presentation of various assigned literary terms. THE TASK: There are 36 Lit Terms, divide them up so each person has two or three. Materials Needed Technology Based Internet class site Computers Google Docs Low Tech Options Poster board or butcher paper Markers or colored pencils Reference material or dictionary Show examples of the literary devices previously discussed to engage students prior knowledge. Show an example and a nonexample of one or two familiar literary devices to demonstrate the power of writing with these as tools. Provide written, verbal and visual instructions. Model for students: Google Search tools (Wonder Wheel, Define) How to start a collaborative Google Presentation Review an example of a completed slide. 1. Provide a definition from a reliable source, like a dictionary. 2. Rewrite (paraphrase/ summarize) the definition; be careful to compare several definitions and select the one that you feel is the best. 3. You will create two short examples, a non-example and a true example. A non-example is an example of a brief written passage without using your literary device. The true example uses the device effectively and provides an excellent comparison that contrasts the power that the device has to enhance writing. 4. Use footnotes on each page to cite sources for your definition. Verification Give students plenty of time to work. During work time, teacher circulates the room, visually verifying students progress and validating or correcting students work. It is useful to set milestones in 10 to 15 minute blocks; e.g. must have definition in the next 10 minutes. Through teacher observation and discussion. Other Resources

3 Activity Students are investigating literary terms and devices and building their own meaning and comprehension through investigation and paraphrasing. Students work in groups of 4-5. Each student gets two terms. One student is designated the group leader, this person initiates the Google Doc and assigns terms. Each student builds their slide in accordance with instructions. Students must present their completed presentation to the class. Summary In short, students collaborate on a presentation of literary terms and then present. Teacher models and observes as students build their projects. Assessment is the final project. Students are graded on the quality and accuracy of the final project and their presentation. Additional Notes The Iron Chef strategy was developed by Jon Corippo, our Ed Tech coordinator. This process is useful when one needs to build background in a subject area. He calls this practice Iron Chef because teachers can change the secret ingredient. I have used this strategy to teach parts of speech, the Top 20 Grammar Errors (defined by Bedford St. Martins) and period or author studies. Students are not overwhelmed by the process because they are sharing the work. Students develop their own meaning and build background on the topic covered.

4 1. Alliteration 2. Assonance 3. Consonance 4. Allegory 5. Apostrophe 6. Allusion 7. Ambiguity 8. Analogy 9. Caricature 10. Cliché 11. Flashback 12. Foreshadowing 13. Hyperbole 14. Imagery 15. Inference 16. Inversion 17. Irony 18. Juxtaposition 19. Metaphor 20. Metonymy 21. Mood 22. Onomatopoeia 23. Oxymoron 24. Parable 25. Paradox 26. Parody 27. Personification 28. Poetic Justice 29. Pun 30. Satire 31. Simile 32. Stereotype 33. Symbol 34. Tone 35. Understatement 36. Vernacular List of Literary Terms

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