Exploring the World of Similes

The video tutorial introduces figurative language, focusing on similes. Students are guided to create a figurative language calendar as a project, where they write and illustrate examples of figurative language for each month. The tutorial provides a detailed explanation of similes, including definitions and examples, and concludes with a writing activity where students brainstorm and write similes for the months of January and June.

What is another term for figurative language?

• Literal expressions

• Figures of speech

• Direct language

• Plain language

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What should you ensure before discussing the secret project?

• No friends are listening

• No parents can hear

• No teachers are around

• No siblings are nearby

What item is used to create the figurative language calendar?

• A blank calendar

• A notebook

• A diary

• A digital planner

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What are students supposed to do with the figurative language calendar?

• Keep it for their records

• Submit it for a grade

• Present it as a holiday gift

• Sell it at a school fair

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the primary purpose of using similes?

• To describe something without comparison

• To compare two things using 'like' or 'as'

• To provide direct definitions

• To confuse the listener

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the first type of figurative language discussed in the project?

• Similes

• Hyperboles

• Idioms

• Metaphors

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does the teacher use to help define similes?

• An encyclopedia

• A textbook

• A dictionary

• Posters

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which month is described as being 'cold like a popsicle'?

• December

• July

• June

• January

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which two months are used to apply similes in the calendar project?

• January and December

• June and July

• January and June

• April and October

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the simile used to describe June?

• Hot as a desert

• Hot as a log on fire

• Warm as sunshine

• Cold as ice

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D