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Research hyperboles online. Find three that you find humorous or that you have heard before. Create your own artwork for each hyperbole on separate pieces of card stock so that they look like mini-posters. Be sure to include the written hyperbole somewhere on each poster. Create a separate poster that simply defines the term “hyperbole” for the class.

Research metaphors and similes. Using your Wikispace, create a post where you do the following:

1. Define both terms.2. Point out, for your

audience, the difference between metaphor and simile.

3. Give three examples of metaphor.

4. Give three examples of simile.

5. Tell which is easier to create or to locate in text and why.

Research haiku poetry. Choose an animal. Write a haiku poem that describes the animal, without giving away what the animal is. Type your haiku poem and edit it using word art or a fancy font. Print the haiku and glue it onto a piece of cardstock. On the back of the cardstock, draw a picture of your mystery animal. Allow friends to read the haiku and guess what your animal is. After guessing, allow them to turn over the card and see if their guess was right!

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Research idioms online. Find five that you find humorous or that you have heard before. Create a Voicethread, Prezi, or Power Point Slideshow in which you present a picture with each idiom. Get creative. You may use clipart from the class folder, or artwork that you find online (remember to save and site your resources). You may choose to either have the idiom displayed on the screen, or to record your own voice reading the idiom as the picture is displayed. Be sure to include the definition of an idiom either at the beginning or the end of your presentation.

Research metaphors and similes. Using your Wikispace, create a post where you do the following:

1. Define both terms.2. Point out, for the

audience, the difference between metaphor and simile.

3. Using music that you enjoy, find two examples of metaphor and two examples of simile in songs that you like.

4. Explain, in your own words, what you think the singer/song writer was making a comparison to when they wrote this metaphor/simile.

Note: You may NOT use any of the songs in the video that was shared in class.

For this activity, you will do the same as the activity above. However, instead of creating one large card-stock poster, you will create five small 4x6 index card haiku poems. You may still type and print your haiku poem, but be sure that it fits onto a 4x6 index card. This will create more of a game for students. Since you are creating multiple poems, you may choose to print clip-art of your animals to glue to the back of your cards.

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Create a song or rap video on WeVideo or iMovie that teaches the class about hyperboles and idioms (yes, both!). Your song must include the definition, which can be rewritten in your own words. Your song must also include at least three examples of each. You may choose to either be the face of the video, or to use images and slides as backgrounds during your song. Again, be sure to define each term and give three examples of EACH one.

*This is a Partner Project! You will both receive 3 points upon completion of this activity.

Create a dialogue in which you have a full conversation with a friend using only metaphors and similes. You may choose to talk about a certain topic (Example: discuss your thoughts on Justin Bieber) or you can make it appear to be a “normal” conversation. After creating the dialogue, record your conversation using WeVideo or iMovie. You may add your own background music, introduction, and movie credits to increase creativity and originality points.

Haiku poems are one of the trickiest poems of the five we have worked with on our Choice List. In a Prezi, WeVideo, iMovie, VoiceThread, or Power Point, create a presentation that tells the origin of the haiku poem, the definition of a true haiku poem, and that gives examples of haiku poetry. Give at least two examples of haiku poetry from books or your research, and include one haiku that you have written yourself. Be sure to site your references!