Language Features - Grouped for Close Reading or Writing
We all love a good collection of language features to share with our students for close reading or writing activities. Here, we have grouped features (eg: figurative language, sound devices etc) to make concepts easier for students to grasp, and provided in each group an alphabetical list with definitions and examples. We have ventured a little into structural features such as sentence structures and narrative perspective too, because we refer to these a lot in both close reading and writing.
Please note:
- This is also available in our Language Features Revision BUNDLE.
- This is a slimmed down version of our Stylistic Features resource which includes more detail, more on structural features, and formatting elements.)
This resource includes:
⭐ One editable student booklet covering:
- Figurative language
- Sound devices
- Vocabulary (eg: connotations, jargon...)
- Miscellaneous language devices (eg: euphemism, pun...)
- Features particularly relevant to persuasive language.
- Connectives
- Post words for formal writing
- Narrative perspective
- The words of others (eg: direct quotation, paraphrasing...)
- Sentence structures
- Deeper meanings (eg: allegory, contrast, extended metaphor...)
You and your students will enjoy:
❤️ Features put into groups to make concepts easier for students to grasp.
❤️ Simple definitions and examples.
❤️ Room to add further features if needed.
Formats:
🖥️ Microsoft PowerPoint, resized to an A4 page. This means your resource:
- Is completely editable.
- Will easily upload to your Google Drive if you prefer the Googley suite.
- Is printable 📃
🖥️ A FLAT-PACKED version - often better to share with your students than the completely editable version because they can edit only the parts they SHOULD be mucking around with.
🖥️ A PDF version of each document.
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Also helpful are these related products:
✅ Stylistic Features - Language and Structure (includes formatting)
✅ Getting Cushy with Close Reading
✅ Figurative Language and Sound Devices
✅ See also our differentiated mini lessons, many of which focus on language.
✅ How context affects language (designed for NCEA 1.1)
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Sharing/Copying this Resource
Feel free to purchase just one for your department - no need for a copy for each teacher. However:
- Please do NOT share with the school down the road.
- Please do NOT take it with you to a new school.
- Feel free to suggest the website to others - that'd be great!
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