1. Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Aim: What are similes? Do Now: What do you think the following sentences mean? 1.He is as quiet as a mouse. 2.She is as blind as a bat. 3.Her hair is like a rainbow.

2. Agenda Attendance Homework (Share our ‘I am from poems…’) Vocabulary review Introduction to similes Find the simile activity Create your own similes Alien Conversation Summary and Homework

3. Homework You must share at least one line from their ‘I am from…’ poem.

4. True or False? A grandparent is your mother or father’s brother. A hiding place is somewhere you go when you don’t want to be found. Favorite means something you like the least. A pet is an animal you keep in your house and take care of. A fight is when two people hurt each other. A recipe gives your directions to get somewhere. A nickname is something people call you but it’s not your real name.

5. Vocabulary Review Metaphor: An imaginative way to describe something by comparing it to another thing. –Example: __________________________ Adjective: words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. It answers the question: What kind? or How Many? –Example: He is a tall man.

6. New Vocabulary Noun: A person, place, thing or idea. –Examples: she, he, it, school, class, pencil, pen, notebook, love, hate Verb: words used to show action or a state of being. –Examples: run, fly, eat, sleep, is, are –I talk to the teacher. –I swim in the lake.

7. Similes Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example, if I want to say that somebody swims well, I can say they swim like a fish because fish swim well. There are two basic patterns that you can use.

8. Similes Pattern 1: like –verb + like + noun –Examples: She swims like a fish. –He walks like a duck. –She runs like a horse. Pattern 2: as –as + adjective + as + noun –Examples: He is as tall as a giant. –She is as fast as a rocket. –He is as graceful as a swan. –She is as sneaky as a fox. –He is as quiet as a mouse.

9. Simile Practice Fit these adjectives into the sentences below. Fast pale blind noisy black colorful (1)Without his glasses, he's as _______________ as a bat. (2) That's a pretty dress! It's as ________________ as a rainbow. (3) Be quiet. You are as _________________ as a herd of elephants. (4) Are you feeling sick. You are as _________________ as a ghost. (5)Her hands are so dirty, they are as ___________________ as night. (6)She's quick. She's as __________________ as lightning.

10. Find the similes in this poem. As Fresh As A...By Tom Mulhern You’ll gain weight, of course If you eat like a horse But extra weight you won’t fear When you run like a deer You can break out of the box If as strong as an ox And you won’t get in a jam If as gentle as a lamb When your Olympic-sized wish Is to swim like a fish You’ll have to keep tryin’ With courage like a lion If you’re as cute as a button But your classes you’re cuttin’... A more successful tip? Be as smart as a whip If you sleep like a baby And eat right then maybe With this healthy-habit mixture You’ll be as pretty as a picture Your friends may hurl If you throw like a girl So whenever you can Try to act like a man If you’re trying to please With similes like these Your teacher will say They're much too cliché.

11. Fill in the blanks to make Similes I want to say someone… Using Pattern 1: Like Runs fastHe runs like __________________________________. Jumps wellShe jumps like ________________________________. Feels softIt feels like ___________________________________. Feels roughIt feels like ___________________________________. Sounds noisyIt sounds like _________________________________.

12. Fill in the blanks to make Similes I want to say someone…. Using Pattern 2: As is prettyShe is _______ pretty _____________________________. is strongHe is _______ strong _____________________________. is sweetShe is _______ sweet _____________________________. is heavyIt is _______ heavy _______________________________. is lightIt is _______ light ________________________________.

13. Make 5 of your own similes using these adjectives. soft pretty big hard ugly tiny strong black cold weak white hot quick green light slow blue heavy Examples: She is as fast as a horse. He is as strong as an elephant. She is as silly as a monkey. It is as cold as ice. It is as light as a feather.

14. Review! A metaphor is an imaginative way to compare two things WITHOUT using like or as. –Example: He is a pig. A simile is a way to compare to things by using like or as. –Example: He eats like a pig.

15. Simile Activity Write 5 similes about yourself. You must use at least one with like and at least one with as. Draw a picture of yourself in the box. PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BACK, not the front.

16. I am as blonde as a lion. I am as tall as giraffe. I read like a librarian. I love like Cupid. I am as silly as a clown.

17. Summary Similes compare two things using like or as. They help make our writing more interesting.

18. Homework Finish your simile worksheet about yourself. We will use them tomorrow.