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Figurative Language. 7 th Grade Language Arts. Objectives. To learn about similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole, students will: Participate in the poll, showing their current knowledge. Participate in oral discussion of definitions and ask for more examples.
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Figurative Language 7th Grade Language Arts
Objectives To learn about similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole, students will: • Participate in the poll, showing their current knowledge. • Participate in oral discussion of definitions and ask for more examples. • Watch the video to get a general knowledge. • Label given sentences in the order they raise their hand. • Label pictures by pasting a small circle in the boxes. • Complete homework assignment.
Pre-assessment Poll Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole
Definitions • Simile- A comparison using like or as. • Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. • Metaphor- the comparison of two similar things but doesn't use the word like. • Her eyes are diamonds. • Personification-Giving non-living things living traits. • The kites danced in the sky. • Hyperbole- An exaggeration. • I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icBFAZ4D8B4
Exercises • Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day. ______________________ • The raindrops danced alone the window pane. ________________________ • The apartment was so dirty that you would need a hazmat suit to enter it. _________________________ • The kitten played as quietly as a mouse. ____________________________ • The wooden table was as solid as a rock. ____________________________ • She is a library of information. __________________________ • The curtain waved. ___________________________
Exercises page 2 8. He took my breathe away. _________________________ 9. After our walk I was starving.___________________________ 10. Time is money. ____________________________ 11. She’s sweet as cherry pie. ________________________ 12. He drank like a fish. _________________________ 13. The teapot sang as the water boiled. ______________________ 14. She is driving me crazy. ____________________________ 15. I saw red. __________________________
Activity 1 Simile Hyperbole Metaphor Personification
Homework • figurativelang1.docx