Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Imagery and Figurative Language (Grade 6)

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
This lesson focuses on the use of imagery and figurative language in writing to aid understanding and create images in the mind.
Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Imagery in Hamlet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan takes students through an exploration of the figurative language in "Hamlet."
Article
Other

Shoreline Community College: Formal Properties of Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
As students become more aware of text complexity, an understanding of the formal properties of literature becomes more important. This is an excellent examination of the kinds of choices writers make that change the way readers receive...
Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms F R

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The second of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, F - R, covers forty-seven terms from "Fable," to "Romance."
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Quia

Quia: Word Choice and Tone Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive series of questions assesses students' understanding of the impact of word choice on the tone of a passage. Students will identify the correct tone used in sentences, paragraphs, and poems.