This 3-day lesson plan teaches junior high students about similes and metaphors through discussion, examples, and creative writing activities. On day one, students learn to differentiate between similes and metaphors and practice identifying them. Day two assesses student understanding through multiple choice questions about metaphor meanings. On day three, students write poems using similes and metaphors and present early drafts to the class.

1. Class: Junior V
Duration: 3 periods
Skill: Creative writing
Date:
Day One
Objectives: Students will be able to:
 interpret metaphors.
 differentiate between similes and metaphors.
 use similes and metaphors to write a poem
Step No 1
To stimulate discussion students will be asked that
 What do we use when we compare things?
As the students have already learnt similes, therefore they will be able to come up with:
SIMILE
SIMILE
In this connection, they will be asked to further modify it, i.e. share the definition with
examples.
Step No 2
In order to build upon their previous learnings, a movie will be shown in which examples
of similes will be shown and then another way of comparison will also be shared with
examples and that is:
METAPHOR
METAPHOR

2. The students can come up with their own definitions and that is:
A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a
comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the
comparison.
For example: Her hair is silk. The sentence is comparing (or stating) that hair is silk.
Step No 3
In this connection a power point presentation will be shown to clarify the
concept and the students will be asked questions in this connection.
More examples will be discussed with meanings and the metaphorical aspect and students
will be asked to give examples of their own.
Day two
Practice:
Step No 1
Previous days learnings will be discussed with examples.
Step No 2
The following activity will be done to assess the students understanding:
Select the choice that explains the meaning of the metaphor as it is used in the
sentence.
1. Jeffrey is an ox.
The metaphor is an ox.:
Jeffrey is deaf.
Jeffrey is weak.
Jeffrey is strong.

3. 2. Lori is the apple of her father's eye.
The metaphor Lori is the apple:
Lori is loved by her father.
Lori's father is mad at her.
Lori has an apple tree in her yard
3. Mary was feeling blue after her dog was hit by a car.
The metaphor :
Mary didn't like cars.
Mary was sad.
Mary wore blue pants.
4. Jeff is a volcano after hearing his brother borrowed his car without
permission.
The metaphor Jeff is a volcano:
Jeff is angry.
Jeff lives in Hawaii.
Jeff has a triangle head.
5. John is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates.
The metaphor John is a giant:
John is short.
John is from a fairy tale.
John is tall.
Step No 3
Answers will be shared in the form of discussion so that if there are any difficulties, it
could be solved.
Day three
Step No 1
As the students have already got exposure of writing poems using similes, therefore they
will be asked to write poems on any thing which they like using similes and metaphors.

4. The following examples will be shared:
Life is a journey not a destination
And I just can't tell what tomorrow brings.
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return.
While we're on the way to there
Why not share?
Happiness is a seed
You can hold it in your hand
And plant it in the earth
To nurture, nourish...tend
Then you need not wait in earnest
For it is within your care
Reap the harvest as you choose
As little or as much as you dare
The students will then write their first draft and if time permits, then presentations will
start. Students will come in front and share their pieces (1st draft)
Collection of written material of first draft to be edited by the teacher in
order to help students prepare the 2nd draft.