Warm Up: Read the paragraph from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Harry Potter is describing a troll. Write down the 3 similes.
“It was a horrible sight. Twelve feet tall, it’s skin was a dull, granite grey. It’s great lumpy body was like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut. It had short legs as thick as tree trunks with flat, horned feet. The smell coming from it was incredible.” Lesson: Today the students wrote a simile poem. Their simile poems must...
Homework: None Warm Up: Match the term to the definition with the term.
Lesson: Today the students learned about similes. A simile is a comparison using the words like or as. For example:
Homework: Simile poem due at the end of class on Friday Warm Up: What does each of the following idioms mean?
Lesson: Today the students selected one idiom from a list and created an idiom poster to explain the meaning of the idiom. See the picture below! In their picture, the students had to...
Homework: Finish idiom poster Warm Up: Does the sentence have personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, oxymoron or hyperbole?
Lesson: Today the students learned about another figurative language type - idioms! An idiom is a phrase that means something else than what it says. For example
Homework: None Warm Up: The students took a learning check about figurative language.
Lesson: Today the students wrote hyperbole stories. A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. The students worked independently or in partners. They could either tell a story about a really bad day or a really good day. They had to include several examples of hyperbole in their story. They were encouraged include other types of figurative language in their story as well. Homework: Finish hyperbole story Warm Up: There is alliteration, personification, AND onomatopoeia in this sentence. Circle and label the examples of figurative language.
Lesson: Today the students learned about a new type of figurative language - hyperbole! A hyperbole is an exaggeration so dramatic that nobody can believe it. For example:
Homework: Finish hyperbole practice page (p. 4) Warm Up: Rewrite the following sentences. Underline the oxymoron.
Lesson: Today the students completed the oxymoron practice page in their packet. Then we played a figurative language review game. We played the fly-swatter game to review the terms we have learned so far. The students had a lot of fun! Homework: None Warm Up: Make a list of all the onomatopoeia you see in the story.
Lesson: We finished and shared our comics. Then the students learned about a new type of figurative language - oxymoron! An oxymoron is a word or phrase in which contradictory or opposite terms are used together. For example, jumbo shrimp, sweet tart, and doing nothing are all oxymoron. We discussed several examples in class and looked at pictures of oxymoron. Below you will see some of my favorites! The students wrote the definition and examples in their figurative language packet. Homework: None
Warm Up: Does each sentence use personification or alliteration?
Lesson: Today the students learned about a new type of figurative language - onomatopoeia! An onomatopoeia is a word that resembles the sound it represents, like crash, bang, smash, and squeak. The students wrote the definition and examples in their figurative language packet. Then the students completed the onomatopoeia practice page. The students started onomatopoeia comic strips. They picked one of the comic strip layouts show below. We will finish our comics tomorrow!
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