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Onomatopoeia. What is Onomatopoeia?. Onomatopoeia is a word or a group of words that imitates the sound it is describing. How do you imitate a sound?. Some examples of onomatopoeia include; Click, clang, buzz, boing, boom, or bang
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What is Onomatopoeia? • Onomatopoeia is a word or a group of words that imitates the sound it is describing.
How do you imitate a sound? • Some examples of onomatopoeia include; • Click, clang, buzz, boing, boom, or bang • Onomatopoeia can also be animal noises such as oink, quack, or meow.
When will I be able to use this? • Onomatopoeia is used more than you might think • Anytime that an author needs to describe a sound, this writing tool is used. • COMICS
ACTIVITY TIME! • Everyone needs to open up the following site; • http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/ • Things you need to make sure to include: • At least one form of onomatopoeia in each frame • At least 3 frames
Tips • Be creative • Make sure to have a beginning, a middle and an end • Make sure that your short strip “flows”, meaning that it makes sense from one frame to the next.