The instructional setting is an 8th grade English class consisting of thirty students with various ethnicities, backgrounds, and ability levels. Learning levels range from one grade below grade level to two grades above grade level. This classroom also consists of students with Individualized Learning Plans (IEP), as well as English Language Learners (ELL). The classroom is set up in a way that the instructor can easily navigate between rows of students and is able to teach from any point in the room. The students with IEPs have preferential seating near the front of the room. The lesson on figurative language focuses on the following three different objectives: ● Students will be able to distinguish between literal and figurative language ● Students will create examples of figurative language ● Students will identify seven different types of figurative language Vincent Flores is an 8th grade ELL student in this English class with his primary language being Spanish. The ELL plan indicates that Vincent´s English proficiency level is emerging and often produces language with errors which hinders his ability to produce and understand meaningful conversations. Vincent has difficulty understanding and speaking English, which is impacting his ability to grasp academic concepts. One aspect of this English lesson plan involving figurative language is that it relies