English - Alliteration

This week in English we have been learning about figurative language. The third activity that we had to do was about alliteration. What we had to do was to highlight the alliterations and finish sentences with my own alliterations. Here is the work that I have completed.

Highlight the alliterations in each of the following sentences:

1. The sun sizzled the swimmers skin.

2. I accidentally ate an awful apple.

3. Beth borrowed Barry’s books before biology. 

4. Slipping and sliding, I stumbled in the snow and slush.

5. Many mysterious men mumbled messages.

6. The gallant goat gobbled gobs of garbage greedily. 

7. The rapidly rising river rushed rampantly.

Finish these sentences with your own alliterations:

1. Red roses are raising rapidly smelling like relish

2. While wandering, walking through a winter wonderland

3. The tired traveller travelled through the torturing trenches

What I have learnt?

- I have learned alot more about what alliteration are and what they are used for. I also have learned how to finish sentenced using my own alliterations.

How does this work show my learning?

- It shows that I have completed all of my work that has been assigned for me above and It shows my learning on this blog post.

What am I wondering?

- I am not wondering about anything at the moment.

English - Similes and Metaphors

This week in English, we have been learning about figurative language. The second activity in figurative language we had to highlight words that are similes and metaphors. After that we had to write some similes and metaphors of our own, we must do 3, should do 4-6 and could do 6-8. Here is the work that we had to do. 

highlight the simile in each:

1. My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth.

2. The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby geese.

3. The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on the hire wire. 

4. My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore. 

Use a word from the box to complete each simile

1. The cloth was as black as coal

2. The wet ball was as slippery as an eel

3. My little sister is as playful as a kitten

4. The top of this table is as smooth as silk

5. I’ve been as busy as a bee

6. The lamb is as white as snow

For each of these sentences is it a simile or a metaphor?

1. As slippery as an eel. Simile

2. Arnie was a man-mountain. Metaphor

3. He was a lion in battle. Metaphor

4. She is as pretty as a picture. Simile

5. The striker was a goal machine. Metaphor

6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early. Simile

7. The moon was a misty shadow. Metaphor

8. My friend has a face like thunder. Simile

Have a go at writing some Similes and Metaphors of your own:

Must Do - 3 (of each)

Should Do- 4-6 (of each)

Could Do- 6-8 (of each)

1. The house is as clean as a whistle

2. He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys

3. That guy is as nutty as a fruitcake

4. The calm lake was a mirror

5. The classroom was a zoo

6. The stormy ocean was a raging bull

What I have learnt?

- I have learnt alot more about similes and metaphors that what I already did know. I have also learnt how to find if there are similes and metaphors in sentences.

How does this work show my learning?

- It shows that I have completed all of my work that has been assigned for me above and It shows my learning on this blog post. It shows that I know what similes and metaphors are because I have highlighted them below.

What am I wondering?

- I am not wondering anything right now, at this moment.

English - Figurative language (Idioms)

This week in English, we have been learning about figurative language. One of our first activitys in  figurative language we had to mix and match some poetry terms and definitions about figurative which is on one of my latest blog posts. Then we started on doing activitys about Idioms, the first activity was, we had to write down the meaning of idioms that was listed in the grid below. After that we had to choose 3 idioms and then to draw a funny picture about what would happen if these idioms got taken literally. Here is the grid below. 

Figurative Column	Literal Column
a.Just chill out dude!  Meaning: It means to calm down
b. ‘He is driving me up the wall!’ Meaning: It means someone is irritating and making someone angry.
c. ‘His nose is out of joint’ Meaning: It means someone is annoyed
d. The teacher is a real scream Meaning: It means that the teacher is very funny and humorous.
e. What is she cooking up in her mind right now? Meaning: It means what is she thinking right now.
f. He gave her the eye.  Meaning: It means that a man is trying to flirt with another woman.

After that we had to write some other idioms ourselves that are not listed in the grid. We must do 3, should do 4-6, could do 6-8. Here are the idioms that I have chosen.

Idiom: Its a peice of cake - Meaning: Its easy

Idiom: Its raining cats and dogs - Meaning: Its raining hard

Idiom: Let the cat out of the bag - Meaning: Give away a secret

Idiom: Break a leg - Meaning: Good luck

Idiom: Call it a day - Meaning: Stop working on something

Idiom: Get out of hand - Meaning: Get out of control

What have I learnt?

 I have learnt a lot about idioms and what they are. Before we did this work I wasn't that sure what Idioms were. 

How does this work show my learning?

- It shows that I have understood what I am learning. It also shows that I know what idioms are because If I didn't know what Idioms were I wouldn't have completed all of my work.

What am I wondering?

 - I am wondering if there are any idioms that I haven't thought of and what are other idioms that I may know but I haven't thought of them.

English - Brainstorming Task (The driving age should be lowered to 14)