Bellwork for January 14, 2014

1. Bellwork for January 14, 2014 • Take any handouts from the back counter. • Write in your agenda. • Turn in your handout from yesterday titled “Alliteration & Onomatopoeia” if you didn’t turn it in. • Begin your Caught’ya! for day 17.

2. Day 17 at the school by the bus port they were joined by another freind jesse jocose who rode the school bus. each of them found their name on lists posted on the doors to the seventh grade wing of the school

3. Vocabulary for Week 6 • jocose- (adjective) playful or humorous

4. Idiom or cliché?

5. What is an idiom? • An idiom is a saying that does not make literal, logical, or grammatical sense. People within the same culture understand the meaning. • EXAMPLE: What does the idiom “What’s the buzz?” mean… a. Where are the bees? b. What’s the news? c. What time does the end of school bell ring?

6. Idiom Practice: • It’s raining cats and dogs is a common idiom. What does it mean? • I’m going to hit the hay is a common idiom. What does it mean? • Someone has butterflies in their stomach is a common idiom. What does it mean?

7. What is a cliché? • A cliché is a saying that is so common it’s no longer interesting. Many metaphors, similes, adages, and idioms are cliches. • Cliches should be avoided in our writing. • Example: Cool as a cumumber What does it mean?Why is this a cliché? Think of an original ending to this overused expression. Cool as a ___________________.

8. Let’s Practice • http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/idiomsandcliches/

9. Cliche Practice: • I slept like a log is a cliché. What does it mean? • I was scared to death is a cliché. What does it mean? • Easy as pie is a cliché. What does it mean? • Red as a beet is a cliché. What does it mean?

10. Idiom or Cliché? • I’ve got a bone to pick with you. • That teacher is hard as nails. • That salesman was slick as a whistle. • The little girl was happy as a clam. • The singer’s first CD was a huge success, but critics feared he was a flash in the pan.

11. Idiom or cliché key • 1. Idiom • 2. Cliché • 3. Cliche • 4. Cliché • 5. Idiom

12. Puns

13. What is a Pun? • A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning. (From Poetry Glossary) • A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.

14. Puns • A humorous substitution of words that are alike in sound but different in meaning, as in this passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll: • “And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject. • “Ten hours the first day,” said the Mock Turtle, “nine the next, and so on.” • “What a curious plan!” exclaimed Alice. • “That's the reason they're called lessons,” the Gryphon remarked: “because they lessen from day to day.”

15. Pun Fun! • How do mountains hear? • With mountaineers. Written Dave, age 10- Tom Swifities Link

16. Pun Fun! • Why did the spider go to the computer? • To check his web site. Written by Rachel - Tom Swifities Link

17. Pun Fun! • How do you fix a broken tomato? • With tomato paste. Tomato Paste Tom Swifities Link

18. Pun Fun! • What was the reporter doing at the ice cream shop? • Getting the scoop! Tom Swifities Link

19. Puns written by Kids! • Why did the kid bring scissors to school? • So he could cut class. Written by Anglela, age 11 - Tom Swifities Link

20. Practice:Fill in the blank to complete each pun. 1. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was __________. 2. Our social studies teacher says that her globe means the _________ to her. 3. A jury is never satisfied with the verdict. The jury always ___________. 4. Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream about his horse. It was a ___________. 5. A dog not only has a fur coat but also _______.

21. Answers: 1. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain. 2. Our social studies teacher says that her globe means the world to her. 3. A jury is never satisfied with the verdict. The jury always returns it. 4. Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream about his horse. It was a knight mare. 5. A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants.

22. Brand Names and Alliteration Companies use this alliterative effect all the time. The major reason companies use this technique is to ensure that their brand name is memorable. Think, for example, of all of the famous and well known brands and companies that have used alliteration in their names:

23. Some of Them…. • Dunkin’ Donuts • PayPal • Best Buy • Coca-Cola • American Airlines • Chuckee Cheese’s • Bed Bath & Beyond • KrispyKreme

24. EXIT TICKET: Idiom handout. Complete the questions about idioms.