Albers is the Best
Clever, Resourceful, Inventive is ________________.
Jeffre was ____________ because he was able to ___________________________.
Ingenious
In-gen-ious
short paragraph used to explain something is a _________________.
In a short ___________, explain to me why the narrator of The Boy at the Back of the Class is awkward.
blurb
bl-ur-b
A person who has to leave his or her country to find safety.
Refugee
Re-fu-gee
Tall, thin, awkward
Gangly
Gan-gly
A facial expression of dislike
Sc-owl
A common saying that doesn't make sense if you take it literally
"I woke up on the wrong side of the bed"
Idiom
Id-i-om
Saying something that is true, or actual means ______________________.
Tell me something that is ________________.
Literally
Lit-er-ally
Existing, occurring, or carried on between two or more nations
This is an ________________airport. We have flights that fly to different countries.International
In-ter-nation-al
A comparison of two things WITHOUT using like or as.
You are hotter than the sunshine.
She is a walking dictionary.
Metaphor
Met-a-phor
A comparison of two things using the words like or as.
Examples:
I sleep like a log. I am as hungry AS a horse.
Your eyes sparkle like glitter.
You smell like toe jam.
Simile
sim-il-e
To give a valid reason or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.
Justify
Jus-ti-fy
To scowl means to give a facial expression of dislike.
What other word means something similar?
Glare or Scorn
Glare- to look with a fixed or angry stare
Gl-are
Gangly means tall, thin and awkward.
What other word means something similar?
Lanky or Stocky
Lanky- tall and thin
Lank-y
What does the word figurative mean?
Say something figuratively (a simile, metaphor, or idiom)
Not true if taken literally.
Figure of speech where someone is speaking metaphorically.
Give me an example of an idiom.
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Tell me a metaphor that explains just how hungry you are.
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Tell me a metaphor that explains just how hot it is in this classroom.
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In a short blurb, explain what the key ideas from The Boy at the Back of the Class.
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Tell me a simile that using the word "wrecking ball". Compare yourself to a wrecking ball by using a simile.
I am so messy, I am just like a wrecking ball.
Give me an example of a simile that compares how good you smell to a field of roses.
I smell like a field of roses.
Give me an example of a simile that compares yourself to a fish because you love swimming in the pool.
Over the summer, I am like a fish. I swim so often in the pool.
Tell me a simile that compares how tough you are to nails.
I am as tough as nails.
Using a simile, compare how fast you run to the wind.
I run like the wind. No one can catch me!
Use an idiom to talk about how easy the test was.
This test was so easy, it was a ______________.
This test was so easy, it was a piece of cake.
Use an idiom to explain to me how much your new sneakers cost you.
These new sneakers cost me $100.00. They cost me _______________________________.
They cost me an arm and a leg.