Content Pathfinder: Aids for Teaching Figurative Language General Information: Name: Jessica Ruggiero School: Lincoln-West High School Workshop Location: Elyria, Ohio Title of Companion Action Plan: Similes, Metaphors, Personifications, and More Grade Level: 11th Subject Area: English Specific Topic: Similes, metaphors, personifications, alliterations Content Information: Summary- This pathfinder was created to assist 11th grade English Teachers while teaching similes, metaphors, personifications, etc. Subject Headings: figurative language, metaphors, personifications, similes, alliterations Dewey Numbers: 800's Content Categories: Profession Resource Books: Hamersky, Jean. Cartoon Cut-Ups: Teaching Figurative Language & Humor. New York: Thinking Publishers, 1995. Glucksberg, Sam. Understanding Figurative Language: From Metaphors to Idioms. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Lazar, Gillian. Meanings and Metaphors: Activities to Practice Figurative Language. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Osborn, Patricia. Reading Smarter!. New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1995. Stull, Bradford. The Elements of Figurative Language. New York: Longman Publishers, 2001. Websites For Teachers: Hoffner, Helen: Writing a Movie: Summarizing and Rereading a Film Scriptb. Read Write Think Lesson Plans Henry, Laurie. Figurative Language: Teaching Idiom. ReadWriteThink Lesson Plans Hopkins, Carolyn. Still I Rise: Maya Angelou. Educatorbs Reference Desk Lamb, Annette. Figurative Language. Welcome to Year 5 of 42 eXplore Langley, Gale. Creating Metaphore Poetry. Teachers Net McDonagh, Lisa. Figurative Language Alive: Balcony Scene Charades. Teaching Shakespeare Lesson Plans McLlnay, Erica. Figurative Languageb. Educator's Reference Desk Zimmerman, Marc. Poetry- Similes and Metaphors. Teachers Net Websites for Students: Alliterations (Tongue Twisters): Metaphors: Similes: Personifications: Selected Articles: Moore, John. English Teachers, Mothers, and Metaphors. The ALAN Review. Volume 23, Number 3. Spring, 1996 Zitlow, Connie. Sounds and Pictures in Words: Images in Literature for Young Adults. The ALAN Review. Volume 27, Number 2. Winter, 2000 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE METAPHORS & SIMILES. Literary Cavalcade, Feb2004, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p15, 1p; Reading Level (Lexile): 590; (AN 11928367) 'Yikes!'. Literary Cavalcade, Mar2001, Vol. 53 Issue 6, p10, 3p; Reading Level (Lexile): 890; (AN 4158462) Spotlight. By: Binder, Mark. Merlyn's Pen: Senior Edition, Dec94/Jan95, Vol. 2 Issue 2, Roundtable p3, 2p, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 990; (AN 9412091790) FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (Computer software). School Library Journal, May85, Vol. 31 Issue 9, p55, 1/3p, 1bw; (AN 6480086) Suggested books for figurative language