Strategy: Using Metaphors
Tool: Metaphor Sheet
Process Directions
1. Give one metaphor sheet to each student. 2. Ask students to fill in the blanks on the sheet. 3. Collect the sheets when they are finished. 4. The teacher could go over the answers in front of the whole class, or ask students to partner up to discuss their responses. Example
In a math unit, the example shown to the right could be used. |
Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D., & Pollock, J. E. (2001). Classroom instruction that works: research-based strategies for increasing student achievement. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.