ALEX Learning Activity

Figurative Language Cafe Activity

A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.

  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Colby Malloy
System:Lee County
School:East Smiths Station Elementary School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2293
Title:
Figurative Language Cafe Activity
Digital Tool/Resource:
Figurative Language Cafe Instructions
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

This learning activity should be used at the end of a lesson or unit on figurative language. The students will create a menu for a new restaurant using figurative language to describe each menu item. 

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit. 
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
9. Express ideas clearly and effectively to diverse partners or groups.

a. Pose and respond to explicit questions in ways that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

b. Verbally summarize information read aloud or presented in diverse media and formats.

c. Report orally on a topic or text, sequencing ideas logically and supporting main ideas with appropriate facts and relevant details.

d. Speak clearly at an understandable rate.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 5
12. Interpret the meaning of words, phrases, and patterns as they are used in texts, including domain-specific and academic vocabulary and figurative language.

a. Locate similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, imagery, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and idioms and interpret their meanings in context.

b. Explain the meanings of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

c. Use the relationships between synonyms, antonyms, and homographs to increase understanding of word meanings.

d. Explain how an author's vocabulary and style influence the tone and mood of a text and support his/her purpose for writing.

e. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meanings of words.
Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to use appropriate facts and relevant descriptive details to support their main idea or theme.

Students will demonstrate understandings of figurative language and word relationships by describing various food items for their menu. 
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

This learning activity should be used at the end of a lesson or unit on figurative language. The students will complete the activity Figurative Language Cafe. In this activity, students will create a menu for a new restaurant using figurative language to describe each menu item. Students can complete this activity individually or with a partner. This can be created using Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or paper. After the completion of the activity, the students will present their menu to the class and discuss their menu item descriptions. 
Assessment Strategies:

The activity instructions page includes a rubric that the teacher will use to assess the student's mastery of figurative language and word relationships, as well as their ability to use appropriate facts and relevant details to support the theme of the restaurant. 
Advanced Preparation:

The teacher will need to make a copy of Figurative Language Cafe Activity and share it with the students in Google Classroom or share the link to the activity. If access to a device with Google Classroom or Docs is not available, then the teacher can display the activity using a projector or print out a paper copy for students to use. 

The teacher may want to have plain white paper, construction paper, and other materials available for students who do not want to make their menu on the computer. 
Variation Tips (optional):

Figurative Language Cafe could be used to extend rigor. Students could swap menus with a partner, place an order, and decide how much their meal would cost them or their family. This would allow for a Math tie-in with the addition of decimals. 
Notes or Recommendations (optional):

This activity can be completed independently or with a partner depending on the students' levels of ability. 
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: cafe, figurative language, idiom, menu, metaphor, simile