Improve Writing with Figurative Language

Students will be presented with descriptions and examples of multiple types of figurative language. They will then practice making their own examples.

Mike Olson M.Ed.

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60 minutes

per class

Meets once

13-18

year olds

3-15

learners per class

per learner

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Meets once at a scheduled time

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Description

Class Experience

In this class students will learn how to use different types of figurative language in their writing to captivate their readers, such as idioms, allusions, and hyperbole. Maybe you need a higher score on an essay. Maybe you want to be a more descriptive writer. Whatever your goal in taking this class, you will interact with a dynamic teacher and have fun while increasing confidence in their own writing. We’ll learn idioms that are more fun than a barrel of monkeys, alliteration that’s...

Students will learn and be able to use the following figurative language types in to enhance their writing:
Simile 
Metaphor 
Implied Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia 
Alliteration
Imagery
Analogy
Allusion
Idiom 
Irony 
Euphemism
Pun

Students' writing will be assessed by a professional English teacher. It will be an informal assessment with advice on how to improve writing moving forward.

1 hour per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Mike Olson M.Ed.

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

English Teacher, Science Enthusiast, and Creative Writing Genius

1 completed class

About Me

Hello, I am a junior high and high school English teacher, and an aspiring author. I love teaching teenagers and seeing them improve. 

I earned two Bachelor's degrees from the University of Utah; one in English and the other in Mass...