Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
Objective: SWBAT identify similes and metaphors and recognize the purpose of them. Materials: “Owl Moon” by: Jane Yolen Writing Journals Metaphor and Simile worksheet SmartBoard application ready Passages written without similes and metaphors from “Owl Moon”
Do Now: (3-5 Minutes) Talk to your partner about some of the things you are doing to your writing. Be prepared to share out.
Her hair was as soft as silk. She slept like a baby. Simile: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different nouns using like or as. Examples: Her hair was as soft as silk. She slept like a baby. as light as a feather.
Metaphor: A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different nouns without using like or as. Examples: His laugh was music to my ears. Hannah’s mind is a steel trap. Your room is a pigsty
Similes and Metaphors strengthen our Narrative and Poetic writing. . . Could we use these when telling a story? How could it make the story better?
Tim and Moby Explain It All http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/similesandmetaphors/
Similes and Metaphors in Music http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=273943
OWL MOON by: Jane Yolen
Exit Slip identify the difference between similes and metaphors. I will also be able to tell by seeing if the students were able to change the sentence into a simile or metaphor.