Breakfast at Tiffany's Lesson Plan

Capote's Similes: Detecting and Decoding Language in Breakfast at Tiffany's

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will work on their own use of similes through understanding Capote's use of this literary technique

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.D; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D

Structure:

Begin this activity by reviewing the basic premise of a simile. Students should understand that it is a literary technique that creates a comparison by linking to dissimilar and distinct ideas, usually with the conjunction "like" or "as." After this brief review, instruct the students to look through the...