Beginning Creative Writing - Review - Lesson 4 Intro

Which of the following is a simile?

• Our teacher is like a monster.

• My mom likes Bun Cha and thinks it’s delicious.

• I’m as hungry as a lion.

• We played video games as the teacher tried to teach.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Mr. Nick is the coolest teacher in the world.

• My Mom works harder than any man I know.

• My brother is a disease.

• Teachers use tests to make students go crazy.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• James is like a guard dog.

• Jenny flew across school to get her paper in on time.

• Bao’s fake arm moved like a construction crane.

• I’m as tired as a sloth after running a mile.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do people use metaphors?

• To make English harder for Vietnamese students.

• To be more descriptive.

• To make the reader or listener feel the words more.

• To sound fancy.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Similes are a type of metaphor.

Write T for 'true' or F for false.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Why do people use metaphors?

• To make English harder for Vietnamese students.

• To be more descriptive.

• To make the reader or listener feel the words more.

• To sound fancy.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Similes: Write two examples of a simile.

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2.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Metaphors: Write two examples of a metaphor using “is” or “are”

1.

2.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification: Write two examples of a metaphor using personification

1.

2.

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CCSS.L.6.5A