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Barking Up the Wrong Tree | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck

Barking Up the Wrong Tree | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck preview
Barking Up the Wrong Tree | Figurative Language Activity | Micro-Learning Deck preview
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Look Inside · 10 pages

Cover of Barking Up the Wrong Tree, a micro-learning deck featuring video, audio, and reading activities
Cover of the figurative language lesson deck
Lesson overview lists a language concept video, a reading passage with audio, comprehension, and quick writing
Overview of the lesson components
Opening idiom prompt asks, 'What do you think this means?' beside a photograph of a dog barking up a tree
Opening prompt for interpreting the idiom
Video lesson slide shows a speaker explaining that the idiom means to place attention on the wrong thing
Video explanation of the idiom's meaning
Reading passage with audio explains the idiom using a request for a raise and dogs hunting raccoons
Reading passage on meaning and origin
Fill-in-the-blank activity reviews the idiom's meaning and origin using bark, hunted, raccoons, and wrong
Four sentence-completion items with a word bank
True-or-false activity presents four statements about the idiom's meaning, hunting dogs, and raccoons
Four true-or-false comprehension statements
Summary activity asks for one sentence each using First, Next, Also, and Last, supported by a word bank
Summary writing activity with four sentence prompts
Teacher directions cover preparation, a 30-minute activity estimate, lesson formats, icons, and printing
Teacher instructions for using the deck
Accessibility overview lists font size, Lexend Deca, colored backgrounds, audio, and writing templates
Overview of embedded learning accommodations
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension

Grades

Grade 4, 5, 6, 7

Types

Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans

File

Microsoft PowerPoint

Editable
No
Author
Teach Me This
Rating
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About This Product

Barking Up the Wrong Tree | Figurative Language Activity for Educators This informative PowerPoint deck allows educators to help students explore the figurative language term "barking up the wrong tree" in an engaging way. Through close reading of a passage with audio, students will better comprehend this common idiom. The resource includes a short video lesson explaining the figurative meaning, a reading passage with audio recording, reading comprehension questions, and a quick write activity. It can be used in whole group instruction, small reading groups, or as an independent homework assignment for grades 4-7. The passage and activities provide an enjoyable way for students to expand their understanding of figurative language. The resource is easy to implement and will make a great addition to any language arts curriculum.

What's Included

1 PowerPoint with 13 ready to display slides

Resource Tags

figurative language comprehension audio quick write

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