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Vivid Writing with Similes: Unleash Your Imagination!

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  1. SIMILES Amazing Animals

  2. Why do we use SIMILES in writing?

  3. Why do we use similes in writing? • Authors use similes to bring their writing to life • Makes writing entertaining and colourful • Helps to illustrate or emphasize a point Think about this… • Mr. Thomson is ‘as big as an elephant’

  4. Some examples of SIMILES… AS LIGHT AS A FEATHER AS DEVOTED AS A MOTHER AS COLD AS ICE AS PLAYFUL AS A KITTEN AS BIG AS A GIANT AS EASY AS ABC

  5. Ox • strong • hardworking • useful • as strong as an ox • as hardworking as an ox • as useful as an ox Uncle Chen works 12 hours everyday and only takes an hour of rest during his lunch break. He is as hardworking as an ox.

  6. Ant • small • busy • hardworking • as small as an ant • as busy as an ant • as hardworking as an ant I cannot read what he is writing because his handwriting is as small as an ant.

  7. Horse • strong • fast • as strong as a horse • as fast as a horse Bobby overslept! He ran as fast as a horse from his house to the school.

  8. Lion • fierce • brave • majestic • as fierce as a lion • as brave as a lion • as majestic as a lion The dog thought that John was going to harm her puppies. The way it barked at John was as fierce as a lion.

  9. Mouse • nervous • timid • quiet • as nervous as a mouse • as timid as a mouse • as quiet as a mouse The thief was as quiet as a mouse when he broke into the house. So, nobody knew he was there.

  10. Peacock • colourful • beautiful • proud • as colourful as a peacock • as beautiful as peacock • as proud as a peacock Nobody likes Mary because she is as proud as a peacock.

  11. Quiz as _____ as a peacock as _____ as a lion as _____ as an ant as _____ as a horse as _____ as an ox as _____ as a mouse

  12. as _____ as a peacock as _____ as a lion as _____ as an ant as _____ as a horse as _____ as an ox as _____ as a mouse Quiz! • Edwin ran _____ during the 100m relay. • Weicheng was caught cheating during the examination and his teacher was going to call his parents. He was feeling _____.

  13. as _____ as a peacock as _____ as a lion as _____ as an ant as _____ as a horse as _____ as an ox as _____ as a mouse Quiz! 3. Mr. Tan ran back to the building on fire to save an old woman. He was _____. 4. Mei Ling comes from a wealthy family and she does not like to friend pupils who are poor. She is _____.

  14. as _____ as a peacock as _____ as a lion as _____ as an ant as _____ as a horse as _____ as an ox as _____ as a mouse Quiz! • Besides doing his usual homework, Jia Wei also does 10 pages of his assessment book everyday. He is _____. • Uncle Lim can carry 50 kilograms of rice at a go. He is _____.

  15. Quiz! • Edwin ran as fast as a horse during the 100m relay. • Weicheng was caught cheating during the examination and his teacher was going to call his parents. He was feeling as nervous as a mouse.

  16. Quiz! • Mr. Tan ran back to the building on fire to save an old woman. He was as brave as a lion. 4. Mei Ling comes from a wealthy family and she does not like to friend pupils who are poor. She is as proud as a peacock.

  17. Quiz! • Besides doing his usual homework, Jia Wei also does 10 pages of his assessment book everyday. He is as hardworking as an ant. • Uncle Lim can carry 50 kilograms of rice at a go. He is as strong as an ox.

  18. Group work Time! Before we start…

  19. Number Roles: Leader Noise-Controller Writer Presenter Encourager Behaviour 10 minutes Remember…

  20. Can you think of more SIMILES? mountains night stars whale snake mosquito

  21. What did we learn today? RECALL 3 similes you learnt today 2 things that you enjoy about this lesson 1 more similes that you want to learn using an animal not found in today’s lesson

  22. Acknowledgements • Pictures taken from: • http://inx-ginevra2000.it • http://helenicommunity.com • Videos from: • http://fotosearch.com

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