Sound Devices (Personification) In A Text Heard Lesson Plan for 6th Grade Students

Topic: Sound devices (personification) in a text heard

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to analyze the use of personification in a text heard and identify its purpose and effect.

Materials

• Audio recording of a text containing personification
• Handouts with examples of personification and non-personification
• Pen or pencil for each student

Warm-up

• Ask students if they have ever heard of personification. Ask them to give an example of a personification they have heard before.
• Then, play the audio recording of a text containing personification and ask students to listen for any examples of personification they can hear.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of personification and explain that it is a literary device in which inanimate objects are given humanlike qualities or traits.
• Provide examples of personification, such as "The sea raged against the shore," or "The wind howled through the trees."
• Explain that personification can be used to convey emotion, or to give humanlike characteristics to non-human objects.

Guided Practice

• Divide the class into small groups and provide each group with a short passage from a text (such as a poem or short story) that contains personification.
• Have each group discuss the passage and identify the instances of personification.
• Have each group present their findings to the class.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a text that they have already read (such as a story in a textbook) or a new text (such as a short story or poem).
• Have students identify and analyze the personification in their chosen text.
• Students can present their findings in the form of a written report or oral presentation.

Closure

• Review the definition of personification and the different ways it can be used in a text.
• Ask students to share their favorite examples of personification from their chosen text.

Assessment:

• Observe students during the guided and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of personification.
• Collect and review their posters or Venn diagrams to assess their understanding of different sound devices in a text.