Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Aim: What are similes?

Do Now: What do you think the following sentences mean?1.He is as quiet as a mouse.

2.She is as blind as a bat.3.Her hair is like a rainbow.

Agenda

• Attendance• Homework (Share our ‘I am from

poems…’)• Vocabulary review• Introduction to similes• Find the simile activity• Create your own similes• Alien Conversation• Summary and Homework

Homework

• You must share at least one line from their ‘I am from…’ poem.

True or False?• A grandparent is your mother or father’s brother.

• A hiding place is somewhere you go when you don’t want to be found.

• Favorite means something you like the least.

• A pet is an animal you keep in your house and take care of.

• A fight is when two people hurt each other.

• A recipe gives your directions to get somewhere.

• A nickname is something people call you but it’s not your real name.

Vocabulary Review

• Metaphor: An imaginative way to describe something by comparing it to another thing.– Example: __________________________

• Adjective: words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. It answers the question: What kind? or How Many?– Example: He is a tall man.

New Vocabulary

• Noun: A person, place, thing or idea.– Examples: she, he, it, school, class, pencil,

pen, notebook, love, hate

• Verb: words used to show action or a state of being.– Examples: run, fly, eat, sleep, is, are– I talk to the teacher.– I swim in the lake.

Similes• Similes are a way to compare two things using

‘like’ or ‘as’.

• For example, if I want to say that somebody swims well, I can say they swim like a fish because fish swim well.

• There are two basic patterns that you can use.

Similes

• Pattern 1: like– verb + like + noun– Examples: She swims like a fish.

– He walks like a duck.– She runs like a horse.

• Pattern 2: as– as + adjective + as + noun– Examples: He is as tall as a giant.

– She is as fast as a rocket.– He is as graceful as a swan.– She is as sneaky as a fox.– He is as quiet as a mouse.

Simile PracticeFit these adjectives into the sentences below.

Fast pale blind noisy black colorful (1)Without his glasses, he's as _______________ as a bat. (2) That's a pretty dress! It's as ________________ as a rainbow. (3) Be quiet. You are as _________________ as a herd of elephants. (4) Are you feeling sick. You are as _________________ as a ghost. (5)Her hands are so dirty, they are as ___________________ as night.  (6)She's quick. She's as __________________ as lightning.

Find the similes in this poem.As Fresh As A . . .By Tom

Mulhern

You’ll gain weight, of courseIf you eat like a horseBut extra weight you won’t fearWhen you run like a deer

You can break out of the boxIf as strong as an oxAnd you won’t get in a jamIf as gentle as a lamb

When your Olympic-sized wishIs to swim like a fishYou’ll have to keep tryin’With courage like a lion

If you’re as cute as a buttonBut your classes you’re cuttin’ . . .A more successful tip? Be as smart as a whip

If you sleep like a babyAnd eat right then maybeWith this healthy-habit mixtureYou’ll be as pretty as a picture

Your friends may hurlIf you throw like a girlSo whenever you canTry to act like a man

If you’re trying to pleaseWith similes like theseYour teacher will sayThey're much too cliché.

Fill in the blanks to make SimilesI want to say someone…

Using Pattern 1: Like

Runs fast He runs like __________________________________.

Jumps well She jumps like ________________________________.

Feels soft It feels like ___________________________________.

Feels rough It feels like ___________________________________.

Sounds noisy It sounds like _________________________________.

Fill in the blanks to make Similes

I want to say someone….

Using Pattern 2: As

is pretty She is _______ pretty _____________________________.

is strong He is _______ strong _____________________________.

is sweet She is _______ sweet _____________________________.

is heavy It is _______ heavy _______________________________.

is light It is _______ light ________________________________.

Make 5 of your own similes using these adjectives.

soft pretty

big

harduglytiny

strongblackcold

weakwhite

hot

quickgreenlight

slowblue

heavy

Examples:

She is as fast as a horse.He is as strong as an elephant.She is as silly as a monkey.It is as cold as ice.It is as light as a feather.

Review!

• A metaphor is an imaginative way to compare two things WITHOUT using like or as.– Example: He is a pig.

• A simile is a way to compare to things by using like or as.– Example: He eats like a pig.

Simile Activity

• Write 5 similes about yourself. You must use at least one with like and at least one with as.

• Draw a picture of yourself in the box.

• PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BACK, not the front.

• I am as blonde as a lion.

• I am as tall as giraffe.

• I read like a librarian.

• I love like Cupid.

• I am as silly as a clown.

Summary

• Similes compare two things using like or as.

• They help make our writing more interesting.

Homework

• Finish your simile worksheet about yourself. We will use them tomorrow.