Lesson Overview: 

In this lesson, students explore the use of extended metaphors in poetry. Students start the lesson by brainstorming a list of traits and values that they hold as well as any objects that might represent those things. This is followed by a quick mini-lesson on extended metaphor that builds on previous learning about metaphors. Students are then asked to analyze a poem that uses an extended metaphor, analyzing the various comparisons made throughout the poem and how these contribute to the message of the text. The assignment for the lesson asks students to create a poem about themselves that utilizes an extended metaphor. This writing assigment is a modified version of an "I Am Like" poem from the Wit and Wisdom curriculum The Crossover Unit. After writing their poems and analyzing it for the reader, the students are able to choose a platform used in previous lessons to present their poem. Before submitting, the students use a reflection form to explain their multimedia choices.