$55
for 4 classesAdvanced Literary Devices: Improve Comprehension and Analyzing Literature & Art
Completed by 2 learners
Ages 9-14
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
4x per week, 1 week
3-8 learners per class
55 min
What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursAssessment
participationClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Advanced Level
We will discuss literary devices: similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, cliffhanger, foreshadowing, flashback, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, exposition, palindrome, juxtaposition, perspective, alliteration, assonance, euphemism, irony, idiom, rhythm, repetition, satire, paradox, suspense, myth, motif, misdirection, tone, diction, dialect, language, archetypes, anachronism, allegory, theme, plot, conflict, and symbolism. Students are introduced to each literary device, participate in matching discussion, and then interpret meaning. Students will follow teacher discussion, slides, question and answer, and a student information packet to use in the class and for future reference. Student participation very much encouraged. Session One: explanation and introduction of literary devices with examples Session Two: continued explanation and introduction of literary devices with examples Session Three: discussion, review, and matching examples to literary devices, fun with cartoons and videos Session Four: analyzing text to find and discuss literary devices Using: New York City Poem by Carmelo Money Poem by Davon Alone Edgar Allen Po Alone Maya Angelou
Learning Goals
Students will benefit from discussion, inquiry, and interpretation leading to increased articulation. Improved understanding of similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, cliffhanger, foreshadowing, flashback, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, exposition, palindrome, juxtaposition, perspective, alliteration, assonance, euphemism, irony, idiom, rhythm, repetition, satire, paradox, suspense, myth, motif, misdirection, tone, diction, dialect, language, archetypes, anachronism, allegory, theme, plot, conflict, and symbolism. Students are introduced to each literary device, participate in matching discussion, and then interpret meaning.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Student discussion open to responses when asked to guess what a sentence might mean, for example: He snores like a bear. What is assonance, and providing examples. Students also asked what their interpretation of the literature means.
Supply List
Please have student packet printed before class and have a pen or pencil. Bring your excitement.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
none
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
I hold a degree in Psychology and an MBA. Have taught Reading and have served as a school administrator. Additionally, I hold a 150-hour master teacher certificate for teaching English as a second language courses. Furthermore, I have served as a college counselor for almost 8 years advising students and families on the college acceptance process. Many of these students have been accepted to great institutions such as the U.S Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, the University of Georgia, Brown, University of Virginia, Yale, Virginia Military Institute, William and Mary, Duke, Columbia, Madison-Wisconsin, NYU, University of South Carolina, Auburn, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Tufts, and many more. I serve on a college preparatory editing department. I have taught middle school, have been an academic administrator in a Pre-K 12 school and was a founding director of a Learning center. Also available for private sessions.
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