agenda______________ agenda______________ Riddle PoemsRiddle PoemsHomework__________________ Complete one more Riddle PoemComplete one more Riddle PoemBellwork___________________ WHAT AM I/WHO AM I? Describe something in the room, or describe something or someone that everyone would know about WITHOUT NAMING THEM

What Is It? There is one that has a head without an eye, And there’s one that has an eye without a head. You may find the answer if you try; And when all is said, Half the answer hangs upon a thread. PINS AND NEEDLES PINS AND NEEDLES

What Is It? Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters. What am I? THE WIND

What Is It? Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in scales, never clinking. What am I? FISH FISH

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 1)Choose an answer FIRST. -Concrete objects (like desks and chairs) are easier to write about than abstract ideas (like happiness or peace) We will use WATER as our example

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 2) Brainstorm -Create a list of words related to your answer For water: clouds, wet, liquid, rain, ice, fish, stream, river, lake, pool, pond, swimming, ocean, ice, glacier, steam, snow, snowman, boats, sailing - For water: clouds, wet, liquid, rain, ice, fish, stream, river, lake, pool, pond, swimming, ocean, ice, glacier, steam, snow, snowman, boats, sailing

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 3) Use SYNONYMS - From your answer and list of words, think of some synonyms for your words and your answer. Using a thesaurus may be useful. - From your answer and list of words, think of some synonyms for your words and your answer. Using a thesaurus may be useful. -Water: bathe, damp, drench, drool, flood, soak, spray, wash -Water: bathe, damp, drench, drool, flood, soak, spray, wash -Ice: chunk, crystal, dry ice, glacier, hail, hailstone, iceberg, icicle, sleet -Ice: chunk, crystal, dry ice, glacier, hail, hailstone, iceberg, icicle, sleet -Stream (noun): branch, brook, creek, flood, rill, runnel, tide, watercourse -Stream (noun): branch, brook, creek, flood, rill, runnel, tide, watercourse -Stream (verb): cascade, emit, flood, flow, gush, pour, spill -Stream (verb): cascade, emit, flood, flow, gush, pour, spill

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 4) Use Point of View -Try describing the world from the point of view of the object. What does your object see, hear, taste, etc.? -Try describing the world from the point of view of the object. What does your object see, hear, taste, etc.? WATER-I run down hill. I make canyons. I fall from the sky as rain. People and animals drink me. I evaporate. I am used to put out fires. Fish live within me. Places without me are deserts. I make the crops grow. I cause erosion. I boil at 212 degrees and freeze at 32 degrees. I am used to clean things. I make canyons and valleys. WATER-I run down hill. I make canyons. I fall from the sky as rain. People and animals drink me. I evaporate. I am used to put out fires. Fish live within me. Places without me are deserts. I make the crops grow. I cause erosion. I boil at 212 degrees and freeze at 32 degrees. I am used to clean things. I make canyons and valleys.

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 5) Describe Using FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE -Use Figurative Language to describe your answer and give clues. This includes using IMAGERY, METAPHORS, SIMILES, ONOMATOPOEIA, PERSONIFICATION, etc. -Use Figurative Language to describe your answer and give clues. This includes using IMAGERY, METAPHORS, SIMILES, ONOMATOPOEIA, PERSONIFICATION, etc. For WATER: -Imagery: The river cut through the canyon before ambling along the plain. -Imagery: The river cut through the canyon before ambling along the plain. -Metaphor: Streams are fish roads. -Metaphor: Streams are fish roads. -Onomatopoeia: Water laps the shore. -Onomatopoeia: Water laps the shore. -Personification: The water cooked my egg. -Personification: The water cooked my egg. -Simile: Pools of water reflect like mirrors. -Simile: Pools of water reflect like mirrors.

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 6) Make it STYLISH -Use tools such as ALLITERATION, END RHYMES, INTERNAL RHYMES. Think about punctuation and other visual clues (like BOLD letters) to emphasize clues. -Use tools such as ALLITERATION, END RHYMES, INTERNAL RHYMES. Think about punctuation and other visual clues (like BOLD letters) to emphasize clues.Alliteration- Still, I shine like a mirror. Still, I shine like a mirror. Swift, I slice through stone.Swift, I slice through stone.

WATER Still, I am like a mirror, Fast, I am stronger than stone. Wet, I can burn you, Cold, I can keep you warm. Life, I can be in the desert, Death, I can be on the riverbank. What am I?

Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 1)Choose an answer FIRST. -Concrete objects (like desks and chairs) are easier to write about than abstract ideas (like happiness or peace) 2) Brainstorm -Create a list of words related to your answer 3) Use SYNONYMS - From your list of words, think of some synonyms for your words and your answer. Using a thesaurus may be useful. - From your list of words, think of some synonyms for your words and your answer. Using a thesaurus may be useful. 4) Use Point of View -Try describing the world from the point of view of the object. What does your object see, hear, taste, etc.? -Try describing the world from the point of view of the object. What does your object see, hear, taste, etc.? 5) Describe Using FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE -Use Figurative Language to describe your answer and give clues. This includes using IMAGERY, METAPHORS, SIMILES, ONOMATOPOEIA, PERSONIFICATION, etc. -Use Figurative Language to describe your answer and give clues. This includes using IMAGERY, METAPHORS, SIMILES, ONOMATOPOEIA, PERSONIFICATION, etc. 6) Make it STYLISH -Use tools such as ALLITERATION, END RHYMES, INTERNAL RHYMES. Think about punctuation and other visual clues (like BOLD letters) to emphasize clues. -Use tools such as ALLITERATION, END RHYMES, INTERNAL RHYMES. Think about punctuation and other visual clues (like BOLD letters) to emphasize clues.

MAKE-UP WORK Complete TWO Riddle Poems. One poem is on your poetry unit theme, the other can be on a topic of your choice.

QUIZ PREVIEW What is imagery, and why is it used in writing?What is imagery, and why is it used in writing? Why is imagery important, and what does it do in writing?Why is imagery important, and what does it do in writing? What is figurative language?What is figurative language? What does the meaning of a figure of speech depend on?What does the meaning of a figure of speech depend on? What’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor?What’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor? STUDY PAGES 355 and 397, GREEN TEXTBOOKSTUDY PAGES 355 and 397, GREEN TEXTBOOK