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 Instructional Multimedia Project Proposal  **//“It’s a Figure of Speech” //**  Mindy Allee Proposal Google Doc South Carolina ELA Standards indicate fifth grade students as being able to interpret a variety of figurative language devices. “It’s a Figure of Speech” will be an instructional multimedia tool designed to be used as a resource for teachers and tutorial for students defining, identifying, and interpreting a variety of figurative language devices.
 * __Executive Summary__ **

The target audience is fifth grade students, but the site would be appropriate for grades 3-6, as figurative language is studied at all of these levels. Teachers would find this site useful as a student tutorial or as supplemental material to enhance and extend classroom instruction.
 * __Target Audience__ **

South Carolina ELA Standards
 * __Standards Addressed__ **
 * 5-1.3 Interpret devices of figurative language (including simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) and sound devices (including onomatopoeia and alliteration).
 * 5-3.3 Interpret the meaning of idioms and euphemisms encountered in texts.


 * __Goals and Objectives for Instruction__ **
 * The learner will be able to define in his/her own words the following devices of figurative language and sound devices: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, euphemism, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The learner will be able to identify the following devices of figurative language and sound devices within a given text: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, euphemism, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The learner will be able to interpret the meaning of the following devices of figurative language and sound devices within a given text: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, euphemism, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The learner will able to create an example of each of the following devices of figurative language and sound devices: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, euphemism, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Figurative language is a concept that many young students struggle to grasp. “The term "figurative language" refers to bypassing the literal meaning to deepen, broaden, or bring about new ideas or insights into a word or phrase.” (Read it, Write it, Tell it) The biggest difficulty for students is defining and identifying figurative language because it is abstract and cannot be taken literally. Students who do not have a well developed abstract thought process will not be able to interpret meaning or create examples of figurative language on their own. Understanding, identifying, and interpreting figurative language in our written and spoken language is not only important for strengthening reading comprehension, but also in developing creative writers. It can be used in writing to convey emotion, create mental pictures and even replace reality. It is used to add description and feeling to a piece of writing. Figurative language is used all around us. Understanding how it works and how to use it will help us understand what other people are really saying and how to better express ourselves. (Read it, Write it, Tell it)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Instructional Content__ **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> The instructional multimedia tool will consist of individual tutorials for each of the figurative language and sound devices. (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, idiom, euphemism, onomatopoeia, and alliteration) Individual tutorials will allow teachers to use the tool as needed in his/her classroom. Each tutorial will consist of a pretest and a posttest to determine competency. Within the tutorial students will learn definitions, identify examples within given text, develop written and illustrated examples, take practice quizzes, and participate in figurative language based games.

Teachers will be provided with a unit outline for using the tutorial within instruction. Cumulative activity instructions and rubrics will be provided along with PowerPoint and SMART Notebook resources.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The content of the instructional multimedia tool will be delivered though programs such as Dreamweaver, Flash, and Photoshop. Links to online tools will be available throughout the tutorial as well as embedded quizzes and videos as resources for understanding.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Delivery Options__ **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The learner’s computer will need to be internet accessible and have a Flash player installed in order to view and participate in all tutorial activities. Teachers will need PowerPoint and/or SMART Notebook installed on their computer to use some of the resources provide on the teacher page.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Constraints__ **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The audience will be determined competent when all students score above 80% on the post test.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Competency Determination__ **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Figurative Language Lessons Plans. Retrieved January 21, 2012 from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.readworks.org/lessons/concepts/figurative-language__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Resources__ **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Read It, Write It, Tell It: Figurative Language Extension Activities. Retrieved January 21, 2012 from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://woub.org/etseo/readwritetell/figlangext.htm__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">South Carolina’s ELA Curriculum Standards. Retrieved January 21, 2012 from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://ed.sc.gov/agency/pr/standards-and-curriculum/documents/StateBoardApprovedFinalMay14.pdf__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Definition of Figurative Language. Retrieved January 21, 2012 from <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.ehow.com/about_5470479_definition-figurative-language.html__]