Reading and Writing

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Objective

I can analyze how an author uses figurative language to create imagery in a text.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

According to the video, what is the first step in the writing process, and why is it important?

2

Explain in your own words what the speaker means by "writing is formalized thinking."

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Identify one example of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) in the following sentence: "The words flowed from his mouth like a river, carrying the audience along with its current." Explain what image this figurative language creates in your mind. In the sentence, "The truth was a heavy stone in her heart," what type of figurative language is used? Describe the imagery that this figurative language evokes.

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