Partner share

1. Partner share Objective: Define personification in literary works. Describe a movie where a toy comes to life. 3-5 ELD: Identify and describe figurative language

2. Partner share Learning Objective: What are we going to define today? Describe a movie where a toy comes to life. Personification in literary works

3. Tell your partner your favorite cartoon/story character that is not human

4. Personification Personification- Giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human. Example- The trees waved goodbye as our school bus passed by. Non Example- The trees swayed in the wind.

5. The Importance of understanding personification Good readers are able to make a mind movie using personification. Good writers are able to use personification to make their writing more interesting.

6. Steps to define personification Step 1- Read the passage or statement. Step 2- Identify what is being personified. Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification • The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves. • The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my frozen food. The wind sang means the wind was blowing Microwave timer beeped wind Microwave timer as Is personified by using the verb… sang told

7. Steps to define personification Step 1- Read the passage or statement. Step 2- Identify what is being personified. Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification • The video camera observed the whole crime scene • The strawberries seemed to sing, “Eat me first!” The camera recorded the crime Video camera The strawberries looked very delicious strawberries as Is personified by using the verb observed sing

8. Steps to define personification Step 1- Read the passage or statement. Step 2- Identify what is being personified. Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification • The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell • The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake The rain fell on my face The plates moved during the earthquake rain plates as Is personified by using the verb kissed danced

9. Authors of poems often use personification to make their writing more interesting. The author is trying to say that the geese are flying south and honking. When he says they will dress him, he means he will use their feathers in his winter jacket. the geesedance above my windowsinging honking their rusty trumpetsreminding me part of me will go with themand they will dress me in their whispery downpromising me pleasuresof southern treatsreleasing mefrom winter’s grip geese geese geese as as dance singing dress

10. We can also personify objects that are not human by giving them human qualities. • Cloud • A cloud can be white, puffy, and soft. • The happy cloud distributed sunlight in every direction. • OR a cloud can be dark, gray, and rainy. • The cloud cried tears of loneliness for days and days.

11. ClosureWhat did we define todayWhy is it important 1. The engine coughed when my dad started the car. 2. The window winked at me. Something is wrong with the engine The sun shone off of the window. engine window as Is personified by using the verb winked cough Step 1- Read the passage or statement. Step 2- Identify what is being personified. Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification

12. Step 1- Read the passage or statement. Step 2- Identify what is being personified. Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification as Is personified by using the verb… (print out for students’ whiteboards)