For Grades 4-6 Common Core Standard - "Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes."
Materials
The Jesus Film-http://www.jesusfilm.org/film-and-media/watch-the-film Your favorite websites and books of idioms such as- http://www.idiomsite.com/
Bible; Luke 11:14-28, Luke 6:39, & Luke 10:25-37
Vocabulary
Figurative language
Idiom
“A house divided” (Luke 11:17)
“Blind leading the blind” (36:20 minutes into the regular version of The Jesus Film)
“Good Samaritan” (1:00:00 to 1:10:00 minutes into the regular version of The
Jesus Film)
Content Objective - The student will be able to define idiom and figurative language as well as explain 3 examples with 80% accuracy.Assessment Plan - Give a pre and post test of the lesson vocabulary; the students' ability to define and give examples.
Procedure-
1. Consider an anticipatory set with questions such as these for each of these idioms: Blind leading the blind- Have you ever been in the situation where you need to help someone with a task that you knew little about yourself? A house divided-Are there any Kansas University (KU) fans in the room? Any Kansas State fans? Do any of you have both KU and K-State fans living your home? Good Samaritan-Have you ever been called a Good Samaritan? If so, why?
2. Use your favorite vocabulary building strategy to help your students learn the vocabulary list of this lesson. An example vocabulary building strategy is the use of a graphic organizer that is 4 squares: name the idiom, explain the idiom in your own words, illustrate the idiom, tell of uses of the idiom.
Easier - Figurative language or speech contains images. The writer or speaker describes something through the use of unusual comparisons, for effect, interest, and to make things clearer. The result of using this technique is the creation of interesting images.
Harder - Figurative language is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. Appealing to the imagination, figurative language provides new ways of looking at the world. It always makes use of a comparison between different things. Figurative language compares two things that are different in enough ways so that their similarities, when pointed out, are interesting, unique and/or surprising.
idiom - the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class. Idioms are very hard to understand for the non- English speaker!
"the blind leading the blind"-A situation where someone is trying to show someone else how to do something which they do not know how to do themselves - “I tried to explain how the software works, but it was a case of the blind leading the blind, really.”
"a house divided" – Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.On June 16, 1858, more than 1,000 Republican delegates met in the Springfield, Illinois, statehouse for the Republican State Convention. At 5:00 p.m. they chose Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. At 8:00 p.m. Lincoln delivered this address to his Republican colleagues in the Hall of Representatives. The title reflects part of the speech's introduction, "A house divided against itself cannot stand," a concept familiar to Lincoln's audience as a statement by Jesus recorded in all three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke).
"Good Samaritan" - Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation, and no thought of a reward. The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus and is mentioned in only one of the gospels of the New Testament. According to the the Gospel of Luke, chapter 10 verses 29-37, a traveler is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the inured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to a question.3. Show the appropriate clips of the Jesus Film to illustrate the three idioms of the vocabulary list.
4. Consider a cooperative learning task of designing a team poster to illustrate their choice of one or more of the vocabulary words.
5. Conduct a whole group discussion of any thoughts, ideas, and/or questions of each team's poste(s).
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