Together, your upper KS2 class will focus on exploring the effect of four different types of figurative language: similes, hyperbole, personification and onomatopoeia, before being challenged to create some examples of their own using given scenes as inspiration!
Everything you need is included within this Figurative Language KS2 English lesson pack - a detailed plan, an engaging set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources. This lesson contains similar content to a lesson in our Stories for Space: Descriptive Writing scheme of work.
What's included:
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Scene Cards
- Figurative Language Help Sheet
- Figure it Out! Game Cards
Curriculum Objectives covered
Reading - Comprehension Objectives:
- discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader
Writing - Composition Objectives:
- proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning