1. CREATIVE WRITING NOVEMBER 20, 2018

2. LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT OUR LESSON LAST WEEK.. SENSORY EXPERIENCES BASED ON OUR FIVE SENSES CREATIVE LANGUAGE MAKES A TEXT INTERESTING AND FUN TO READ.

3. LESSON OBJECTIVES identify figures of speech and their meaning interpret texts that utilize figures of speech reflect on the purpose and importance of using figures of speech in narrating specific experiences HUMSS_CW/MP11/12-Ia-b-4

4. ACTIVITY 1: FIGURE IT OUT! FORM GROUPS OF FIVE YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED WITH A FIGURE OF SPEECH. THE DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED BUT THE CHALLENGE IS FOR YOU TO PIECE THEM TOGETHER SINCE THEY ARE JUMBLED. ASSIGN A REPORTER,A DISCUSSION LEADER, A SECRETARY AND THE REST WILL BE CONTRIBUTORS IN YOUR GROUP. THE GROUP REPORTER WILL PRESENT THE FIGURE OF SPEECH, ITS DEFINITION AND THE EXAMPLES AS WELL AS THE INTERPRETATION DO THIS TASK IN 5 MINUTES.

5. ANY QUESTIONS? YOUR FIVE MINUTES STARTS NOW….

6. OUTPUT PRESENTATION DID YOU FIGURE IT OUT? EACH GROUP IS GIVEN 2 MINUTES FOR THE PRESENTATION

7. Alliteration- a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound

8. EXAMPLES OF ALLITERATION Sheep should sleep in a shed. I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.

9. Metaphor – a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

10. EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR All the world’s a stage. Love is a battlefield.

11. SIMILE – a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

12. EXAMPLES OF SIMILE She’s as cute as a button. Life is like a box of chocolates.

13. Hyperbole –a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis. It is the opposite of understatement.

14. EXAMPLES OF HYPERBOLE I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. If I can’t buy that perfect prom dress, I’ll die!

15. OXYMORON –a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.

16. EXAMPLES OF OXYMORON He is the only honest thief! We’re busy doing nothing.

17. DO YOU KNOW THIS PRETTY LADY? SINGER A SONG WRITER/ COMPOSER WRITES SONG LYRICS ABOUT HER LIFE AND EXPERIENCES

18. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE SONG “BLANK SPACE”?

20. Q & A Were you able to find some figures of speech in the song? What is the overall impact of the song lyrics? Were you able to understand the meaning of the song? Do you think it is artistically written? If yes, why do you think so? What figure of speech struck you the most and why?

21. REFLECTION: WHY DO CERTAIN TEXTS UTILIZE FIGURES OF SPEECH?

22. POINTS TO PONDER: Figures of speech are meant to clarify and describe in more detail. They are the special tools of our language, and as such, should be handled with care.

23. ACTIVITY 2: EACH GROUP WILL RANDOMLY PICK A FIGURE OF SPEECH TRY TO LOOK FOR THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH FROM THE LYRICS OF “BLANK SPACE” BY TAYLOR SWIFT. YOU ARE GIVEN 3 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS TASK. THE SECOND GROUP REPORTER WILL PRESENT YOUR OUTPUT AND GIVE YOUR INTERPRETATION OF THE MEANING OF THE FIGURES OF SPEECH LISTED.

24. ANY QUESTIONS? YOUR FIVE MINUTES STARTS NOW….

25. ALLITERATION Magic, madness Gonna go Wait, the worst is yet to come But I’ve got a blank space, baby Don’t say, I didn’t say, I didn’t warn ya They’ll tell you I’m insane I can make all the tables turn

26. METAPHOR Love’s a game You’re the king I’m your queen

27. SIMILE You look like my next mistake. I can read you like a magazine. I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.

28. HYPERBOLE Aint it funny, rumors fly I’m dying to see how this one ends Make the bad guys good for a weekend It’s gonna go in flames Got a long list of ex-lovers It’ll leave you breathless I can make all the tables turn I get drunk on jealousy

29. OXYMORON BLANK SPACE PRETTY LIES PERFECT STORMS

30. QUIZ 1.There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them. 2.I’ve told you to clean your room a million times! 3.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

31. QUIZ 4. Time is a thief! 5. Watching the show was like watching the grass grow. 6. Come and clean the chaos in your closet.

32. QUIZ 7. Suddenly, the room was filled with a deafening silence. 8. The car went faster than the speed of light. 9. I am titanium.

33. QUIZ 10. He is as strong as an ox.

34. ANSWERS

35. 1.love hate - Oxymoron 2.a million times! - Hyperbole 3.the “p” sound- Alliteration

36. 4. Time being compared to a thief! - Metaphor 5. Watching the show is compared to watching the grass grow with the use of like- Simile 6. The “c’ sound- Alliteration

37. 7. deafening silence. Oxymoron 8. faster than the speed of light. Hyperbole 9. I is compared to titanium. Metaphor

38. 10. His strength is compared to that of an ox with the use of “as”. - Simile

39. ASSIGNMENT Search for a song, an essay, a short story or any literary text that utilizes figures of speech. Analyze the text and list at least 5 figures of speech you have observed and their interpretation of its meaning in your journal notebook.