Figurative Language & Words in Context Doodle Detectives

Make teaching figurative language and vocabulary in context engaging, rigorous, and standards-aligned with this interactive Doodle Detectives resource!

Perfect For:

-State test preparation

*Vocabulary review

-Figurative language mini-units

*Test prep bootcamp

-Spiral review

*Early finishers

-Sub plans

*Literacy centers

-Bell ringers

*Small group intervention

This ready-to-use Doodle Detectives pack includes:

* 5 Fiction Activities
– 5 Nonfiction Activities
* Two Interactive Activity Formats
– Built-in Text Evidence Practice
* Word Scramble Mystery Element

✔️ Skill Review Sheet & Practice
✔️ Answer Keys Included

Perfect for middle school ELA (6th–8th grade) and aligned to Common Core and state standards for figurative language, vocabulary acquisition, and close reading.

Activity Type 1: Traditional Doodle Detectives

Students will:

• Read a high-interest fiction or nonfiction passage
• Identify figurative language or determine word meaning in context
• Highlight text evidence directly in the passage
• Define vocabulary using context clues
• Color the coordinating doodle based on their answers

This format reinforces:

• Close reading
• Context clues strategies
• Evidence-based answers
• Academic vocabulary development

Activity Type 2: Word Scramble Mystery Doodle Detectives

This elevated format adds a critical-thinking twist!

Students will:

• Identify and highlight figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, etc.)
• Color the coordinating doodle
• Grab a letter from the answer key column
• Unscramble the letters to reveal a mystery word clue

This format increases:

• Engagement
• Accountability
• Attention to detail
• Higher-level thinking

Students LOVE the mystery element, and they stay focused because every answer matters.

 

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