Lesson Plan of Figures Of Speech : Personification

Topic: Figures of Speech : Personification

Objective/Aim: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to understand personification and able to use them.

Tools/Materials:

whiteboard and markers,
textbook,
handouts/worksheets with exercises and examples

Teaching Method:
Activity 1: Warm-Up
Ask some questions to check students' previous knowledge about the topic.

Activity 2:
(a) Present the concept of the personification using visuals and examples.

(b) Explain that personification is a figure of speech in which non-human things are given human qualities or actions.
Examples:
(a) The wind whispered through the trees.
(b) The moon smiled down at us.

(c) The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up..

Activity 3:

Give students a short paragraph or poem and ask them to underline examples of personification.
Ask students to write five sentences using personification.
Walk around the classroom to provide assistance and answer any question.

Group Activity:

Divide the students into pairs. Ask each pair to write a short paragraph or story using at least two personification.
Instruct them to brainstorm about human qualities or emotions same as for your object and think it can act, feel or speak like a person.
Encourage creativity and collaboration among students and help them with sample prompts. e.g. a crying cloud, a jealous mirror, a bored book, a sleepy pencil etc.

Evaluation/Review: Ask for volunteers to share their short paragraph with the class. Provide positive feedback on accuracy and fluency, and gently guide improvement and address any common errors.

Assignment/Worksheet: Personification worksheet

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