T2+writing

Metaphors are imaginative ways to describe something by comparing that thing to something else. For example, if I wanted to say that Dan is tall, I could say that //Dan is a giant//. Use a metaphor to describe somebody who is: you are as tall as a giraffe he is a kind dog Corban is fast a chetter Mrs Marsdon is a slow turtle he is smart as Albert Einstein you are a fat pig you are a sneaky mouse you are angry Mrs Marsdon I am beautiful Cinderella you are ugly and look like shriek I am so stubborn sheep dave is a short mouse you are a thin pencil mrs Marsdon is a silly log I am a scared chicken he is a easily scared baby

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. verb + like + noun She swims like a fish. He looks like an ogre. She plays like a pro. He walks like a duck. She acts like a fool. as + adjective + as + noun 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. How could I say that somebody: runs fast as a cheater is pretty as me jumps well like a pogo stick is strong as a elephant How could I say that something: is hard as a block of a brick feels soft as a teddy is sweet as a lolly feels rough as a log is heavy as a truck sounds noisy as chatter rings is light as rotten wood

What do we mean when we say these things: When we //say someone is a pig// we really mean that___they are fat__ __When we //call someone an angel// we really mean that___they died in the past_ __If we //say someone is a giant// we really mean that_____they are tall__ __When //we call a man an ogre or a woman a witch// we really mean__ _they are ugly_ __When somebody plays cards and //we call them a shark//, we really mean that__ _they are stealing your money If we say that //somebody is a volcano ready to explode//, we really mean that___they are angry__ __When we say somebody is //bright// we mean that__ __you are smart__

__WALT we are leaning to identify and use alliteration in our writing.__

b: Britney bounces on Bob while baby siting c: Chontelle cokes a cake for Craig and some cookies d: dallas likes dirt and died f: fitzy is so famous he fries fish and chips g: goarge flys though the gorge and goes fast h: houses have lots of happiness j: joe has jelly while telling jokes k: kyle sniffed kocane while having kai l: love is for losers and lollipops m: my mum makes me have my mops

__Tuesday 14th June__ WALT: use our senses to help describe in our writing

SEE: My marshmallow is the color of brand new bit of paper and is as round as a tunnel and is as wide as a yummy apple sticker and as tall as a rubber lying down.

SMELL: My marshmallow is as sweet as a rose and the toilet sprays. it flys through your nose to your brain and says yummy.


 * __Monday 20th June__**


 * __WALT - identify personifications and use them in our writing__**

S.C. - we can identify the human trait being described we can identify the object being given a human trait we can write our own examples of personification we can explain why this helps to create a picture in our mind

1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. 2. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. 3. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. 4. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. 5. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. 6. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. 7. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. 8. As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.” She looked at her classmates accusingly. 9. Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom’s grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable. 10. William knew that he shouldn’t have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar.
 * Personification Worksheet**
 * Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

What is being personified? _the wind __Which human trait or quality is given?__Whispered

What is being personified? _flowers __Which human trait or quality is given? happy__

What is being personified? _sun __Which human trait or quality is given?_a beat down___

__What is being personified?__ time_ Which human trait or quality is given? crawled

What is being personified? _chainsaw __Which human trait or quality is given?__sang

What is being personified? __shoes___ __Which human trait or quality is given?_singing__ _

__What is being personified?__ _the fruited plains Which human trait or quality is given?_freedom_

What is being personified? pencil_ __Which human trait or quality is given?___walking_

__What is being personified? _wallpaper__ Which human trait or quality is given?__screaming__

__What is being personified? _guilt__ Which human trait or quality is given?_poked and chewed_

being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea. 1. The sad waters of the icy wasteland streamed through barren landscape. 2. As Shelia walked home from school, the wind gripped her in its frigid fingertips. 3. Alan found that his wife had left him, and he felt that joy would never visit his home again. 4. The engine hacked and coughed as Kevin turned the key, but the old car wouldn’t start. 5. Though Dante tried to live a pious life and be a good father, the streets called to him at night. 6. The night was calm and still as crickets chirped and owls hooted under the light of the moon 7. Though it’s been said that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” some girls prefer chocolate. 8. Little Vito was attempting to sneak out of his parent’s house to cause trouble late at night. He was tiptoeing across the kitchen floor toward the backdoor the creaky floor boards and his squeaky shoes told his parents he was leaving. Big Vito was none too pleased with little Vito. 9. Gina was the most beautiful girl in the whole town. Her eyes were a blanket of stars. Her teeth shined like fresh porcelain tiles. Her long vivacious hair enjoyed many beautiful adventures as it traveled down the course of her shoulder blades. But the true source of her beauty was her personality: Gina made the world a better place by being a good person. 10. Victor was walking home from his friend Paco’s house late at night when he heard a tree branch breaking deep in the forest. His heart beat rapidly as he wondered what could have made that noise. Was it an animal? Was it a man? Was it something else? Victor knew that the forest would keep its many secrets as he would not be investigating tonight. Victor ran all the way home.
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is
 * Personification Worksheet 2**
 * Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

What is being personified? _ __Which human trait or quality is given?__

What is being personified? _ __Which human trait or quality is given?__

What is being personified? _ __Which human trait or quality is given?__

What is being personified? _ __Which human trait or quality is given?__

What is being personified? _ __Which human trait or quality is given?__

What is being personified? _ __Which human trait or quality is given?__

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DIALOGUE

We ran with the stranger and I asked him “ were are you taking us?” the stranger said “ Into Mount Maunganui, down by the rocks”. I found out that we were running faster and faster down the front side of the beach to a big rough rock, Kobey said amazed “ what why did we stop?”