Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 30 mins
Topic: Analogies
Brief Description: Students will better understand the relationship between words by completing analogies.
Know Before You Start: Students will need some experience with reading and analyzing analogies prior to the lesson.
Comic 1
Comic 2
Hook:
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Read and discuss Comic 1 and choose the panel that best completes each analogy.
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Ask students how they selected their answers. Discuss how to complete analogies. You may want to provide additional analogy examples.
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Model how to write an explanation for an analogy. E.g., apple : tree : : milk : cow. An apple comes from a tree. Milk comes from a cow.
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Discuss the various types of analogies e.g., antonym, synonym, cause and effect, part to whole, object to purpose, etc.
Activity:
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Out loud or in writing, have students complete the analogies in Comic 2. Remind them to explain the relationship between the words in the analogy. E.g., relish : enjoy : : cherish : care. To relish something is to really enjoy it. To cherish something is to really care for it.
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As an extension, students can create their own analogy comics.
Closure: Have students share their answers in small groups. If students created their own analogy comics, do a gallery walk for the students to view all the analogies.
Differentiation:
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Allow students to work with a peer model.
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Provide examples and visuals for students.
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Pre Teach unfamiliar vocabulary e.g., antonym, synonym.
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Create a word web to show relationships between words.
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