- What are the differences between similes and metaphors?
- Why do we use them in our writing--or to find our voice?
Schedule
- Read the first 15 minutes of class--completed a reading strategy.
- We did two reading/writing assessments that we'll use to gage each student's progress throughout the year.
- We watched a short clip from "Forrest Gump" and asked the students to identify the most popular line in that clip--answer "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get." What is this? A Simile!!!
- We watched a video at the following link:
- http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=50469&CategoryID=2258
- Students practiced listening to songs to identify the similes/metaphors.
- Next, we analyzed why authors, singers, artists, etc. use these devices to share their message.
- Each student wrote their own metaphor and simile in their journal. Then we shared them with a neighbor and then as a class.
Homework: None
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