August 26, 2015

by Rhondra Lewis

Lesson plan

That Old Cliché

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Contents

Grade

Fifth Grade

Subject

Reading & writing

Writing Process
- Writing Styles
  - Using Figurative Language & other Literary Devices in Writing
Reading Fiction
- Fiction Comprehension
  - Analyze Figurative Language in Fiction Texts

Standards

RL.5.4

Standards

English Language Arts and Reading

Grade 4
- 4.9.B
- 4.10.D
- 4.10.E
- 4.10.G
Grade 5
- 5.9.B
- 5.10.D
- 5.10.E
- 5.10.G

Standards

English

Grade Four
- R.4.5.g
Grade Five
- W.5.7.j

Standards

English Language Arts

Grade 4
- 1.9
- 3.4
Grade 5
- 1.10
- 3.4

Standards

English Language Arts

Grade 5
- 2.3.C.1

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Standards

Language and Literacy

Key Stage 2
- W.7

Standards

English

Year 4
Year 5
- ACELT1798.a

Standards

English

Level 4
Level 5
- W.VCELT327.1

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Learning Objectives

Students will understand the origins and meaning of certain clichés.

Introduction

(10 minutes)

As an introduction to this lesson, use sticky notes to post the following prompt (cliché): Time heals all wounds.
Ask all students to suggest a meaning for the prompt.
Have students volunteer to share their thoughts.
They may come up with answers similar to this: “pain and misery get easier as time passes by.”
Tell students that the prompt is a figure of speech known as a cliché.
Tell students that clichés are phrases and opinions that usually express a popular thought or idea but have been overused so much that they have lost their originality and impact.
Have students identify the meaning of the analogy and reveal if the cliché has any real meaning for them.
Explain to students that in this lesson, they will understand the meaning of words and phrases that are clichés.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

(10 minutes)

Write an example of a cliché on the board like the following: Don’t cry over spilled milk.
You can also use any examples from the That Old Cliché: List worksheet.
Have students identify the meaning of this expression (don’t be upset over things that have already happened and you cannot change).

Guided Practice

(10 minutes)

Have students work in pairs or small groups to complete the That Old Cliché: Guided Practice worksheet.

Independent working time

(25 minutes)

Using the That Old Cliché: List, have students identify ten clichés that they are familiar with.
Tell students that in addition to those directions, they must summarize their definition and use each cliché in a sentence.

Differentiation

Enrichment: Allow advanced students to create a product of their choice that illustrates their understanding of clichés.
Support: Have struggling students work with you or a partner to create a paragraph that includes clichés they know.

Technology Integration

An interactive whiteboard can be used to display examples as students identify clichés throughout the lesson.

Assessment

(5 minutes)

Review the basic definition of clichés.
Have students write their explanations and examples on a notecard or exit ticket.

Review and closing

(5 minutes)

Recap today’s lesson
Have students explain in their own words what they learned today.
Allow students to ask questions that they still have.

Lesson plan

That Old Cliché

Learning Objectives

Introduction

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Guided Practice

Independent working time

Differentiation

Technology Integration

Assessment

Review and closing

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