Vision Board Lesson 3/4: Similes and Acrostics

SIMILESNot your average description!

What’s an adjective?

…a word that describes!

What’s the adjective in these sentences? (Ask yourself: “What is it like? How is it?”)The bag is big.The mountain is high.She has a long red dress.The bus went down the winding road.

Now, find the adjectives in these sentences!

The house was as silent as the grave.

The dog as big as an elephant.

The students were as busy as a bee.

Do you know what these phrases mean?

…as silent as the grave.

…as big as an elephant.

…as busy as a bee.

REALLY quiet, like a grave!

REALLY big, like an elephant!

REALLY busy, like a bee going from flower to flower!

These are SIMILES!

Similes are descriptions that compare one thing to another!

They are like SUPER adjectives!

Similes always use “like” or “as … as”

Let’s try some!Figure out the word in the blank

The pan was as hot as _______________.

The floor was as cold as ______________.

Her skin was as smooth as _____________.

My suitcase is as light as a ______________.

FIRE

ICE

SILK

FEATHER

Let’s make our own!

“As quick as ???” Think of other things that are quick or fast. Make sure it is one many people could understand.

“As white as ???”What are some things that are white?

“As slow as ???”What are some things that are slow?

A few more…

“As fat as ???”

“As gentle as ???”

“As sweet as ???”

“As smelly as ???”

Now, make THREE sentences

using some of the similes you

just made!

Now, let’s do the reverse!

YOU THINK OF THE ADJECTIVE!

For example… Bill Gates!

“As _____ as Bill Gates”RICH

Try it!

“ as _______ as lightening”

“as ________ as a SKY student”

“as _________ Ddeok”

“as _________ as a mouse”

Fast, quick, bright…

Smart, lucky…

Sticky, tasty…

Small, cute, tiny…

Now, back to our vision boards…

Let’s make an acrostic for our names using similes!

Acrostic

An acrostic is a type of poem.

The first letter of every line spells out another message or word.

People often use acrostics to remember things for quizzes or tests…For example, the planets!

MyVeryExcellentMotherJustServedUsNachos

Examples…

Make an acrostic for these words:

DogStudyFoodBeachCity

DunsanMusicKoreaDanceLove

People often make acrostics with their NAMES!

Let’s make simile acrostics with our names that can go on our vision boards to remind us who we are!

First… Think of an adjective

for each letter of your first name!

Second… ADD the SIMILE! Think of something

that matches with the adjective you choose!

M arvelous as a _______________.E nergetic as a ________________.R omantic as a ________________.E xciting as a ________________.D evoted like a ________________.I nteresting as a _______________.T hankful as a _________________.H appy as a ___________________.