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Warm Up 9-9-2013 (WtK)

Warm Up 9-9-2013 (WtK). Simile : Comparing two different things using the words like or as. Ex: She is as quick as a fox . Metaphor : Comparing two different things without using the words like or as. Ex: She is a fox.

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Warm Up 9-9-2013 (WtK)

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  1. Warm Up 9-9-2013 (WtK) • Simile: Comparing two different things using the words like or as. Ex: She is as quick as a fox. • Metaphor: Comparing two different things without using the words like or as. Ex: She is a fox. • Hyperbole: an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken seriously or literally, ex: "I have a million things to do today.” • Alliteration: occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example, “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases • Assonance: (also called vowel rhyme) is rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in “We see three bees.”

  2. Warm up 9-10-2012 • Cross out words in the sentence that are not needed to convey the meaning. When we finish our rides, let’s meet under that triangular sign that has three sides. • Correct the punctuation and capitalization. maomivemura was the first man to reach the north pole alone this japanese explorer arrived at his goal on april 29 1978 • Write a homonym for each word. Fowl carrot pour symbol toad rap • Underline the simple subject. Circle the . Rainfall in the Atacama Desert measures about three-hundredths of an inch per year. simple predicate

  3. Warm Up 9-11-2013 • After watching the footage of the events that took place eleven years ago today, on September 11th, 2001, write one paragraph about the events that took place as objective nonfiction and write another paragraph about the events as subjective nonfiction.

  4. Warm Up 9-14-2013 To Influence the Result People often mix up effect and affect. Effect is primarily a noun meaning “result,” and affect is usually a verb meaning “to influence.” Write the following sentences and fill in the blanks with affect or effect: • The factory owner’s huge donation did not _____ the senator’s vote against the Clean Air Act. • Scientists are still determining the long-term _____s of smoking. • Scientists study how smoking _____s the lungs. • A cause-and-_____ relationship exists between exercise and weight loss. • The story of his childhood _____ed me deeply. • What _____ do you think George’s arrival will have on Vera?

  5. Warm Up 9-13-2013 There is no warm up today!

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