Year 9 · English
Develop awareness of literary and rhetorical devices in Year 9 English
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Focus on similes metaphors and rhetorical devices. Start with “Explain the Effect of Literary Devices”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 9 learners practise similes metaphors and rhetorical devices.
The activities include Explain the Effect of Literary Devices, Explain the Effect of Rhetorical Devices, Identify Literary and Rhetorical Devices, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Explain the Effect of Literary Devices
- Explain the Effect of Rhetorical Devices
- Identify Literary and Rhetorical Devices
- Identify Literary Devices
- Identify Rhetorical Devices
- Revise Common Figures of Speech
- Use Figures of Speech: Simile, Metaphor and Personification
- Write to Describe A Special Place
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Literary Devices Explained: Rhetorical Question
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Using Rhetorical Devices Effectively
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Literary Devices with Examples
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Using Figurative Language Effectively For Character Description
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Describing Setting And Developing Tone
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Simon Armitage: writing your world
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Women's rights across the ages: non-fiction reading and writing
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Malevolent characters: fiction writing
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Writing poetry
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Using Rhetorical Devices Effectively: worksheet and quizzes
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Using Figurative Language Effectively For Character Description: worksheet and quizzes
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Describing Setting And Developing Tone: worksheet and quizzes
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