JHS1 English Language · Term 3 Week 12: Narrative, Drama and Poetry

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.5.1.1.3, Use basic literary devices in texts (e.g. metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, etc.)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the literary devices: metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, and consonance, and give one original example of each.
Identify at least four different literary devices when they appear in short extracts from poems, narratives, and plays.
Explain in one or two sentences how a chosen literary device contributes to the meaning or mood of a text.
Write a short paragraph or a four-line poem that deliberately uses at least three of the devices taught in the lesson.
Present their written piece to a partner or small group and point out the devices they used.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Literature (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Narrative, Drama and Poetry (5.1)
Content standard: B7.5.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how various elements of literary genres contribute to meaning
Indicator: B7.5.1.1.3 - Use basic literary devices in texts (e.g. metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, etc.)
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 12 (Week 36 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 36
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify the use of basic literary devices in selected genres (poetry, narrative and drama).
- Use basic literary devices in texts (e.g. metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, assonance, consonance, etc).