A Christmas Carol Objective: Understanding Meaning of Words and Phrases in Text (similes, idioms, antonyms, analogies, figures of speech)

Resources Adapted Text: http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/wwslist.html http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/wwslist.html  Movie:   Safari Montage- A Christmas Carol Character picture cards: http://www.3dinosaurs.com/wordpress/index.php/fre e-a-christmas-carols-pack/

What is a Simile? Everyone practice saying SIM-I-LE Comparing or saying two things are “LIKE” each other. Think simi L e. The L helps us remember a simile is saying something is LIKE something else. Examples: The teacher is scary like a monster. The student is funny like a clown. It is as cold as ice. They fight like cats and dogs.

What is a Metaphor? A metaphor is saying that one thing IS something else. This is different from a simile because a simile says something is LIKE something else but a metaphor says something IS something else. Examples: The classroom IS a zoo. He is a shining star. My brother is a couch potato. Suzy is a chicken.

Synonym Everyone say Sy-No-Nym A Synonym are words that mean the SAME thing. Think Synonym means Same. Examples: Scared- Afraid Little- Small- Tiny Rug- Carpet Rabbit- Bunny

Antonym Everyone say Ant-to-nym An antonym are words that mean the opposite Examples: Bad- Example Big- Small Black- White Boy-Girl

Idioms Idioms have a “hidden meaning” that is different than what it says. There’s a hidden message that is different than what it literally says. Examples: Cross your fingers (for good luck) A piece of cake (very easy)

See if you know the hidden meanings Get Cold feet Answer: Feel nervous I’m all ears Answer: You have all my attention Fish Out of Water Answer: Being somewhere you don’t belong Can got your tongue? Answer: Why aren’t you talking

A Christmas Carol We are going to read a story called “A Christmas Carol” This story was written by a famous author- Charles Dickens. This story is about a man named Scrooge. Think about ways that we can describe the characters using: similes, metaphors, idioms, antonyms, and synonyms We will also use our word of the week- AGAIN

A Christmas Carol As we read and get to know the characters we will write/talk about them. Who visited Scrooge “again”? Work with your neighbor to write a simile about Scrooge or another character Create a metaphor about a character Tiny Tim is “tiny” what is a synonym for “tiny”? What is an antonym?

A Christmas Carol “When Scrooge was young he was poor.  What is an antonym (opposite) for young/ poor?”  “Scrooge is mean and mad. What are synonyms (words that mean the same thing) as ‘mean’ or ‘mad’?”  Scrooge is like a __________. (weasel, rat, etc.) Scrooge was as greedy as a ___________. (snake, bank robber, etc.)

Extension Activity- Capitalization Capital: Is a big letter at the beginning of a word. We use capitals for words that are important. When to we use a capital? At the beginning of a sentence, a name, a place, etc.

Extension Activity- Punctuation We use punctuation to separate sentences and help sentences make sense. What punctuation would we use at the end of a sentence? Examples: period . Exclamation mark ! Question mark ? What punctuation would we use in the middle of a sentence? Examples: Comma , A comma adds a pause when we read

Extension Activity Book of Punctuation https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz3m-hPevqXgbWZ2WmdYbG5RYTQ/view

Extension Activity- Writing Prompts “What is something that happened in your past/yesterday?” (use capitalization/punctuation)  “Write about what you have done today.”  “Write about what you are excited for in the future.  Write about what you want to do in the future.”

Extension Activity Extension Free Unit: http://embarkonthejourney.com/free-christmas-carol- printable-learning-pack/#_a5y_p=2948612  Character Picture Cards:  http://www.3dinosaurs.com/wordpress/index.php/fre e-a-christmas-carols-pack/