What do a pair of stinky socks and a toy hamster have in common? The third lesson in an 11-part unit designed to accompany The Twits by Roald Dahl uses silly objects to teach about figurative language. Zany pranks and role play make for an engaging, memorable lesson.

Concepts

roald dahl, fiction, figurative language, alliteration, similes, hyperbole

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Extend the lesson by drawing diagrams of the tricks that could be played on Mr. and Mrs. Twit

Classroom Considerations

• Requires copies of The Twits by Roald Dahl
• Bring in random household objects, such as a yo-yo, a clothes hanger, a toy frog, or a dead plant

Pros

• Uses an out-of-the-box activity to help teach language devices, such as alliteration, similes, and exaggeration
• Includes two writing activities to assess comprehension of the text

Cons

• Lacks copies of the text referenced within the lesson

Common Core

RL.3.4 RL.5.4 L.3.4.a L.4.4.a L.5.4.a L.6.5.a L.7.5.a