Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Objective: By the end of class, you will change similes to metaphors and vice versa, create hyperboles, personify and analyze a simile poem, the Willow and the Ginkgo.

DO NOW - QUIZ

Change the following similes into metaphors.

The air was as cold as ice on that winter day.

I was running as fast as a cheetah.

He is as pale like the moon.

Her cheeks are rosy like apples.

I can scream as loud as a rooster.

Change the following metaphors into similes.

The hot summer sun made our playground an oven because the blacktop absorbed the heat.

The snow was a blanket over the city.

The flower was a smile as it bloomed.

The man was a big house.

The bread was so stale, it was a rock.

Complete the hyperboles..

The woman was so fat that....

The boy was so short....

She was so dumb that....

His head was so big that....

She was so smart that....

Personify (give human qualities to the following)....

The wind

The rain

A computer

The night

the sun

Direct Instruction

1. Willow and Ginko - underline all similies

2. Answer all questions on back of Willow / Ginko poem.

review answers.

Exit PAss

Find an example of alliteration in Willow / Ginkgo poem

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