figurative language Archives - It's Lit Teaching

Creative Writing ► March 6, 2022

Hands-On Figurative Language Activities for your High School Class

It’s absolutely astonishing how little high schoolers understand figurative language. Even my seniors struggled to tell me the difference between similes and metaphors (didn’t they learn that like every year in middle school?). And they didn’t have the attention span to work their way through worksheet after worksheet of figurative language practice. So I came up with some figurative language activities to review and practice their skills–without boring my high school students to death!

Creative Writing ► November 29, 2020

How to Use Fun Activities to Teach Poetry

When I was first told that I'd be teaching a creative writing class, I immediately want to find fun activities to teach poetry. Over time, I've built up a small arsenal of fun activities to teach poetry in all of its aspects. In this post, I'll share my favorites with you!

Creative Writing ► May 3, 2020

How to Host A Figurative Language Tasting

If your experiences are at all like mine, you might have some students who just will not write creatively. They'll create essays compliantly, but ask them to use their imagination and they freeze. In this post, I'll teach you how to host a figurative language tasting activity--a lesson that gets kids writing every time!