Similes and Metaphors
This is figurative language and compares two items. In this type of comparison, two things are compared using the words "like" or "as".
What is a Simile?
There is a man named Howard Gardner that came up with the theory of the Multiple Intelligences. What is this theory all about? Can you name 3 intelligences?
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What are the 5 parts to "Emotional Intelligence'?
What is ?
-Motivation, Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Social Skills, and Empathy?
We learned about Prefixes, Suffixes and Base Words.
Explain what each is.
Prefix:
What is a group of letters at the beginning of a word?
Base Word:
What is the root of the word, or the original word?
Suffix:
What is a group of letters at the end of a word?
For this question, you need to pick a teacher that you know well. Act like them and the audience will guess who you are acting like.
Write the teacher's name down on a piece of paper, give it to Mrs. Peters.
Acting and answers will vary.
In these comparisons, two items are being compared. What are the two things?
My mom was cooking delicious eggs, and I was careful not to touch the stove. The stove was as hot as the scorching sun.
The crowd applauded the musicians. The musicians were as proud as peacocks after they performed in the school musical.
What is "stove" and "scorching sun"?
What is "musicians" and "Peacocks"?
Can you name all 9 Intelligences? You may use the easy words or the hard words?
Math Smart Mathematical/Logical Smart
Music Smart Rhythmic/Musical Smart
Art Smart Spatial Smart
People Smart Interpersonal Smart
Me Smart Intrapersonal Smart
Nature Smart Naturalist Smart
Spiritually Smart Existentialist Smart
Body Smart Bodily-Kinesthetic Smart
Word Smart Linguistic/Language Smart
Who is Mrs. Peters closest friend at N.B.C.H.S.?
What are the names of Mrs. Peters dogs?
Who is the oldest teacher down the grade 7 hallway?
Who is "Mrs. Oborowsky"?
What is "Baxter" and "Wilson"?
Who is "Mr. Deline"?
Identify the base word in each of the following words:
semiannual
underestimate
antibacterial
confession
What is "annual"?
What is "estimate?
What is "bacteria"?
What is "confess"?
When writing a proper paragraph, what are 7 things a writer needs to know?
- use capitals
-use proper punctuation
-Add exciting words, including similes, metaphors, and alliterations
-use transitional words to keep it flowing smoothly
-Stay organized and include a topic sentence, a body and a conclusion
Metaphors and Similes are not quite the same. Explain what makes these two figures of speech different and what makes them the same.
A Simile and a Metaphor are different because a Simile uses the language "like" or "as" and a Metaphor does not use this specific language.
What makes them the same is that they are both figures of speech and they both are comparisons of two items.
Pick any random student in this classroom right now and analyze them. Explain what their top three intelligences are.
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Explain what it means to be 'Empathetic' and how this part of E.Q. helps a person be successful at home and at school.
Pick a teacher that is in this school that is empathetic and explain why you think they are empathetic. Be kind.
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Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
For example:This means to actively listen to others, to give hugs to show you feel for them.
What is the meaning of each of the following prefixes?
uni
bi
tri
sol
photo
ology
What is "one"?
What is "two"?
What is "three"
What is "sun"?
What is "light"?
What is "the study of"?
List 8 sports or clubs that a student would participate in here at N.B.C.H.S.:
What is ' basketball, volleyball, badminton, track, coding, Mine Craft, Drama, and
hockey'?
What do the following similes mean? Explain each one.
1. My mother is as busy as a bee.
2. She was as nervous as my guinea pig.
3. Her personality was as dead as a doornail.
4. She completed her exam as quiet as a mouse.
1. This means that my mother is always doing something and she is productive and gets the job done.
2. This means that the girl was always moving around like a guinea pig runs around in a cage. They cannot sit still.
3. This means that the girl really had a boring personality.
4. This means that the person was so quiet when they completed their exam, they could not be heard, much like a mouse moves around a room.
What are the 6 "Levels of Thinking?
What is " Remembering, Comprehending, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating"?
A reader may come across a word that they do not know. When this happens, what are 4 strategies they could use to decode the difficult vocabulary?
What is "Stretching"?
What is "Chunking"?
What is "Identifying Prefixes, Suffixes and Root or Base words"?
What is "Backing up and Rereading"?
What is "Cross Checking"?
Read the following words accurately:
synchronize
phenomenon
onomatopoeia
ambivalent
miser
What is "synchronize"?
What is "phenomenon"?
What is "onomatopoeia"?
What is "ambivalent"?
What is "miser"?
This is a spelling question. You will be given 5 words and you have to spell them all accurately within 1 minute. If you cannot spell them, the opposite team will be allowed to steal this point.
Wait for your teacher to give you the words.
Good luck.
ridiculous
absolutely
existentialist
naturalist
cognitive
When a writer attempts to make their writing more descriptive, what are three parts of speech or literary devices that will make the word choice come to life?
What is an adjective?
What is a transition?
What is an alliteration?
What is a metaphor?
What is a Simile?
What is a Proper Noun?
What is the second level in the "6 Levels of Thinking"?
Also, what does this level mean?
What is "Comprehending"?
"What is 'gathering meaning or understanding'?
For this point, you must know Mrs. Peters well. You must get up in front of the group and pretend to give a lecture on any given topic that she might lecture her class about, or just pretend to be her. Have fun and be dramatic!!
Acting will vary.
Spelling:
The host of the game will give you 5 words to spell. You must get all 5 correct. Take your place at the whiteboard.
Good luck! If you spell one wrong, then the other team, has a chance to respell all 5 without looking at your correct words.
immediate
immaculate
appropriate
meta-cognition
February
What is a "Glimmer"?
What percentage range does being positive improve mental health by?
Explain 5 things or people you are grateful for?
A "glimmer" is a small micro moment in your day, where you feel gratitude, joy or peace.
10-25%
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