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Expanded Ticket in the

Door
(Analysis of implemented lesson:
Metaphorical Expression)
1. Review: Explain in detail what you did including the setting, the students and the topic.
Include any details that arent readily apparent from your lesson plan.

The unit, Dystopian Realities, is a unit on fictional stories of apocalyptical

societies, and how these societies seem to mirror our own societies more than not.

My students began reading a short story called The Veldt by Ray Bradbury. A veldt

is another word for an African Savannah, so while the story is called The Veldt, its

title is a metaphor for what could happen when parents allow technology to parent

their children. Before the lesson on metaphorical expression, my students came to

class with the short story completely read. The also did reading comprehension

questions to assist them with understanding the sequence of the story.

To start the metaphorical expression lesson, I began by asking students to a

direct analogy question: Ray Bradbury, in his short story The Veldt, uses the word

nursery to describe the childrens playroom. How is their playroom like a nursery?

What in your life could metaphorically be your nursery? Explain. Students then

began to pull all the different things that they use to distract them interaction with

their parents. I then explained what they just did was a way to use metaphors to

better understand and discuss the theme in the story. I then had students take notes

on the three different analogies. Finally, I explained their metaphorical expression

activity. Because my students are in a 10th grade honors course, I decided to up the
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amp a bit by also asking students to develop their own metaphorical expressions,

and explain them.

2. Reflect: Describe what worked and why; what did not work and why not; and how the
students reacted. Did you ask students in a formal or informal way about their reactions to
the new strategy or idea?

My students automatically were able to see how using metaphorical expressions could

help them understand complex concepts and made really concise metaphors. The most difficult

metaphorical expression students struggled with coming up with was the compressed conflict. I

had them complete a Lets Recap video to discuss their feelings about the strategy. The

consensus was largely positive. They made the point that they could use the strategy more

clearly in their math and science classes to help them understand processes.

3. Refine: How will you use this strategy in the future in your classroom? What modifications,
adaptations, or improvements will you implement so that it is more effective with your students?
What else do you need to know or do to make the particular lesson more successful?

In the future, I think it would be beneficial to do a lesson with only compressed conflict

metaphors, so students can zero in on this particular metaphor. I think students may have

understood direct analogies the best, but truly connected with coming up with personal

analogies.