Literary Devices - Weekly Figurative Language, Story Elements, & Literary Terms

Teach literary devices in a modern, engaging, and consistent way with this best-selling weekly resource designed to actually stick with students. This resource introduces literary terms through high-interest, real-world examples students recognize—music lyrics, TV shows, movies, novels, celebrities, and more. The interactive presentation slides and video clips help students see literary devices in action, making challenging concepts clear, memorable, and fun. Students then complete a task related to literary devices, story elements, or figurative language they learn. These bell ringers build strong foundational knowledge while keeping students engaged and understanding the meaning of challenging literary devices.

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How to Use This Weekly Literary Devices Resource:

• At the beginning of each week, introduce one of the new literary devices, story elements, or figurative language using the included presentation. Discuss the video clips, images, and examples connected to the literary term.
  
  
• Students then complete the related task in their bell ringers booklet or write the definition in their own words in the definition booklet.
  
  
• Next, place the Literary Term of the Week poster on a bulletin board. Under this poster, display the literary term for the week. Students are tasked with finding real-world examples throughout the week and posting them beneath the poster. They can write examples on sticky notes, clip them from magazines, or print examples they find online. At the end of the week, review and discuss the student-submitted examples together.

Included in This Weekly Literary Devices Resource:

➡️ Teacher Instructions: Clear, step-by-step teacher instructions walk you through how to implement every component of this resource with ease.

➡️ 112 Literary Devices Presentation Slides: This engaging PowerPoint presentation helps you teach 80 different literary devices, figurative language terms, and story elements. Each slide includes a student-friendly definition (some terms span multiple slides) along with modern examples from movies, TV shows, celebrity moments, and creative visuals. Many slides also include links to video clips (YouTube required) to further reinforce understanding.

➡️ Literary Terms Posters: Included is a large “Literary Term of the Week” bulletin board poster with a prompt encouraging students to find and share examples of literary terms they find in the real world. You’ll also receive smaller posters for each of the 80 terms, complete with definitions, to display under the main poster and reinforce weekly learning.

➡️ Weekly Bell-Ringer Booklet: Students complete short, focused tasks related to each literary device in this bell-ringer booklet. Tasks include writing definitions in their own words and responding to examples connected to the literary term.

➡️ Literary Terms Definition Booklet: Students record definitions and examples in this PDF or Word booklet each week. By the end of the year, they’ll have a completed reference guide with all the literary terms in one place.

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