Presentation 6 2.2. Workstations 7 2.3. Homework 8 3. Lesson c‚ post-reading activities 9 3.1. Day of implementation 9 4. Conclusion 9 References 10 Introduction I chose to base three lessons as a project on the rhyme Snow-White and the seven dwarfs from Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl‚ aiming at the 8th grade. The text is authentic‚ suitable and relevant for children at this age group. It will appeal to a wide range of pupils‚ and can be a tool for differentiation. I also believe that the
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types of figurative language from personifications to metaphors‚ hyperboles and especially similes. In the song “Firework” by Katy Perry‚ which is especially important because it is written to inspire people to be/believe in themselves Perry uses these poetic devices to make sure her audience connects to her lyrics. When Perry states‚ “Do you ever feel‚ feel so paper thin / like a house of cards / one blow from caving in” (4-6)‚ Perry uses a simile to compare two things while using ‘like’ in this case
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The narrator uses similes‚ metaphor and imagery to describe Devon. This gives us a much better understanding of the narrator’s memories that he had in Devon school. For example the narrator says “I didn’t entirely like this new glossy new surface‚ because it made the school look like a museum‚(1)”. In this the narrator uses a simile in which he says the glossy surface makes his school appear as a museum. Another example of the narrator using figure of speech to describe Devon is when he says “ It
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Metaphors You can never fully get away from using metaphors in your life. We use them everyday without knowing it‚ which is why I agree with Robert Frost. The use of metaphors is so common when we speak or write‚ we sometimes don’t even notice and that’s the beauty of it. It’s so easy to use and it can make a conversation or writing much more exciting. When Robert Frost says : You don’t know how much
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In the short story “The Metaphor” by Budge Wilson‚ a girl named Charlotte has a wonderfully flamboyant English teacher‚ Ms. Hancock. Mrs. Hancock has a certain way of making reading‚ writing and interpreting stories come alive for Charlotte. However‚ Charlotte’s mother does not approve of Ms. Hancock and is extremely rude and disrespectful to her. After Ms. Hancock passed away‚ Charlotte’s mom stated "lf you would examine this whole‚ perfectly natural situation with a modicum of rationality‚ you
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The Metaphor The people you interact in your live influences who you become. In Budge Wilson’s short story "The Metaphor" two characters named ’Miss Hancock’ and ’Charlottes Mother’ are both important role models for Charlotte‚ who is the main character. These women have very different personalities‚ with a few similarities. Miss Hancock and Charlotte’s mother have a few similarities. One characteristic is that they are both important role models in Charlotte’s life. At school‚ Charlotte idolizes
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Questions Use textual support from the poems and your reading in this lesson to fill in the left and right columns of the chart for both poems. "Song—To the Men of England" "Land of Hope and Glory" Rhyme scheme: A‚A‚B‚B‚C‚C‚D‚E‚F‚G‚H‚I‚I‚J‚J‚K‚K‚L‚L‚M‚M‚N‚N‚ Meter (Iambic pentameter‚ Iambic hexameter‚ for example) Rhyme scheme (use letters to identify the pattern) Rhyme Scheme: A‚ A‚ A‚ A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ F‚ G‚ F‚ G‚ H‚ I‚ H‚ I‚ H‚ I‚ J‚ I‚ J‚ K‚ J‚ L Metaphor: ‘’ Those ungrateful drones who would
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In Homer’s book‚ The Iliad‚ epic similes are used throughout the book‚ by exploring one of these similes‚ Homer reveals ‚in the simile‚ that men of war can transform into an animal and take on their characteristics. Homer uses the epic simile to reveal how men of war are akin to a predator attacking its prey. In the epic simile‚ as Homer describes Aeantes and Little Ajax as lions‚ he uses the word “seize” as another way to say pounce. That these Achaeans have taken on the form of a predator‚ the
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Award winning novelist‚ Mark Zusak‚ in his novella The Book Thief (2005)‚ explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World
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The very first day of class we looked at British nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes are short rhymed poems for children that retain parts of history that are passed down from adult to child. The authors of “London Bridge is Falling Down‚” and “Ring around the Rosy‚” also known as “Ring a Ring of Rosies‚” use rhyme in a playful way to tell of significant events throughout the history of London. The verses in “London Bridge‚” are used to talk about the different materials that were used to rebuild and
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