Foundry Instructional Slides
A visually striking and highly cohesive set of 7 instructional slides introducing similes, metaphors, personification, hyperboles, alliteration, and onomatopoeia through the creative theme of an industrial 'Figurative Foundry'. Contains high-contrast visual models, structured pair-based definitions, a guided practice challenge, and discussion debriefs with strict adherence to slide sizing rules.
Foundry Station Cards
A high-quality 3-page set of printable Station Activity cards matching the 'Figurative Foundry' theme. Each card details specific mentor examples, core objectives, student tasks, and checking criteria for Simile & Metaphor (Station 1), Personification & Hyperbole (Station 2), and Alliteration & Onomatopoeia (Station 3).
Foundry Ledger Worksheet
A comprehensive 2-page printable ledger worksheet for student use. Includes a Diagnostic table for analyzing the core mentor specimens and structured blank forge logs (using clean, high-contrast, blank writing spaces) with matching constraints for all six figurative language devices and a final paragraph assembly challenge.
Poetic Blueprints Analysis
A 2-page printable reading comprehension and literary analysis worksheet. Contains two original industrial-themed poems ("The Furnace's Breath" and "The Steel Symphony") featuring dense concentrations of the six figurative devices, paired with high-quality, blank, structured response writing zones.
Foundry Facilitation Guide
A 2-page instructional facilitation guide and answer key for teachers. Contains structured pacing guidelines, physical setup steps for the three interactive stations, common cognitive misconceptions and how to address them, and complete keys for the diagnostic worksheet and mentor poem analysis.
