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Grades 6–8
60+ Minutes
Narrative, Poetry

Pickup Lines Cheesier Than Cheddar with Carter Higgins

In this lesson, students will write metaphors, using familiar words, that can be used in a future narrative or poem.
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What Your Students Will Learn

Your students will learn the difference between metaphors and similes, as well as a process to help them create their own metaphors.

Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.D
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
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What Your Students Will Produce

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