Alliteration+Reading+Minilesson

= = **Reading Minilesson **
 * Grade:** 5 **Time:** 15 minutes

13. Recognize figurative language in text (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration).
 * Standards:** 3.1.5 G. Comprehension Skills and Response to Text


 * Objective:** The students will identify the use of alliteration in text and explain the author’s purpose for using alliteration.

§ //June 29, 1999// by David Wiesner § Chart paper § Marker
 * Materials:**

§ Anticipatory Set (Engagement)- o “Boys and girls, do you remember the book I read to you last Thursday? Yes, //June 29, 1999// by David Wiesner. Did you like the story? Me too. One of the things I like about David Wiesner’s books is the way he uses alliteration in his writing. Does anyone know what the word alliteration means?” [Wait] “Alliteration is when an author uses repetition of the same sound or letters at the beginning of two or more words. The words can be right next to each other or close to each other in the text.“ o “Alliteration is an example of figurative language and authors use figurative language to create auditory imagery for their reader. [Write auditory imagery on chart paper-example “the slithering snake said stop”]. Authors also use alliteration to make text more memorable and fun to read. [Write memorable, fun]. § State Objective and Purpose- o Boys and girls, today we’re going to learn how to identify alliteration so that we can get more enjoyment out of the books we read, like //June 29, 1999//. § Teach and Model- o I’m going to read from a page in //June 29, 1999// and I want you to listen for the alliteration…’Cucumbers circle Kalamazoo.’ Does everyone hear the repetition of the same sound? Someone tell me the sound they hear being repeated. Right, /ka/. How about in this one…’Lima beans loom over Levittown?’ Yes, /l/. David Wiesner’s story is fun to read because he used alliteration. § Guided Practice- o [Take out chart with sentence written on it]. “Here are three more examples from the text.” § Artichokes advance on Anchorage § Parsnips pass by Providence § Peas from Peoria are shipped down the Mississippi to Mobile in exchange for eggplants. o “Who can read one of these sentences and identify the alliteration?” [Call on students raising their hands]. § Independent Practice/Assessment- o “Boys and girls, I want you to look for the use of alliteration in your own reading today. It can be in your independent reading, an article, or even an advertisement. On an index card, note two sources where you found alliteration and what it said. Bring your index card to me before you leave today.” § Closure- o “Who can tell me what alliteration is? That’s right. Repeating a sound or letter at the beginning of two or more words in a sentence.” o “Who can tell me why a writer uses alliteration? Yes. To help create auditory imagery and to make the story fun to read. o “Now who can tell me what you are going to do with the index card?” o “Great! Return quickly and quietly to your seats and begin reading.”
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