Speakin' Up on Idioms
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-After a lesson on idioms, students will be able to correctly use at least four idioms in a written dialogue with a partner.
-This lesson should be part of a sequence of lessons on writing and speech techniques. Similes, metaphors, adjectives, and adverbs are examples of other lessons that would go along with this one.
-Students will be grouped "whole class" for the lecture part of the lesson. In this stage, the teacher should make idioms as clear as possible. A demonstration of uses, an explanation of the term, and examples are good strategies.
-In the second stage, the class should separate into partners. From there, they are to write their dialogues.
-To demonstrate usage, a sample conversation using idioms will be presented to the class. Also, a handout with the definition of idioms and several idioms will be given to each student. Students will be asked to define the given idioms themselves. Next, students will be asked to give any idioms that may not be on the list. Finally, the students will group into twos and develop a written conversation, logically using at least four idioms each.
-Student understanding is checked in asking for definitions for the list, creating their own idioms, and incorporating them into a conversation.
-Higher level thinking is accomplished in asking for examples not on the list.
-A handout is provided for guided practice. Student work should be monitored throughout. Students should work independently in defining, creating, and incorporating idioms.
-An overhead projector may be used to project the handout onto a screen.
-After several kinds of practice on idioms, students should be able to identify and underline all idioms in a given paragraph with 90% accuracy. They should also be able to incorporate idioms that will make sense into a paragraph.
-The subject and lessons are not hard, so evaluation should come only a few days after the lesson began.
List of Idioms/Figure of Speech