{"id":998,"date":"2020-04-20T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T22:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/?page_id=998"},"modified":"2020-05-02T11:50:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T18:50:13","slug":"simile-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/class-collaborations\/division-5-poetic-devices\/simile-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Simile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/coollogo_com-190071920-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-999\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/coollogo_com-190071920-1-300x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/coollogo_com-190071920-1-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/coollogo_com-190071920-1.png 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/7288041_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1056\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/7288041_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/7288041_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/7288041_1.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1062\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/tmp499934299047329793.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>STUDENTS:<\/strong> PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT THIS WEEK TO THANK YOUR PARENTS, OLDER SIBLINGS, AND OTHER LOVED ONES THAT ARE HELPING YOU WITH YOUR WORK AT HOME RIGHT NOW!\u00a0 THEY ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB BALANCING EVERYTHING!\u00a0 <strong>BE AS SWEET AS SUGAR<\/strong> TO THEM!<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARENTS:<\/strong> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING TO SUSTAIN YOUR CHILD&#8217;S LEARNING AT HOME!\u00a0 YOU ARE AMAZING!\u00a0 \u00a0YOU ARE <strong>AS BUSY AS BEES<\/strong> RIGHT NOW AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU ARE DOING!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Task 1:\u00a0<\/strong> Watch this simile video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simile Lesson | Classroom Language Arts Video\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pm6zt24w0qU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Task 2:<\/strong> Look at the similes below.\u00a0 Talk to someone (yes, your dog counts!) about what is being compared in each sentence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/literary-devices-1-3111-7-728.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1059 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/literary-devices-1-3111-7-728-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/literary-devices-1-3111-7-728-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/literary-devices-1-3111-7-728.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Task 3:<\/strong> Think about examples that we use in everyday conversations.\u00a0 For example: He was as hungry as a lion.\u00a0 \u00a0She is as cool as a cucumber.\u00a0 They fought like cats and dogs.\u00a0 What similes have you heard in English?\u00a0 \u00a0Try to come up with 2 or 3 common ones.\u00a0 Hint: many songs that you know and enjoy have similes in them.\u00a0 For example, &#8220;&#8230;shine bright like a diamond&#8221; (Rihanna).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seekpng.com\/png\/detail\/405-4052444_shine-bright-like-a-diamond-shine-bright-like.png\" alt=\"Shine Bright Like A Diamond - Shine Bright Like A Diamond Png PNG ...\" width=\"237\" height=\"154\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Task 4:<\/strong> Write an &#8220;I am Poem&#8221; using a simile for each sentence.\u00a0 Here is an examples:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/6a0120a8cae999970b01b8d068578d970c.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1055\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/6a0120a8cae999970b01b8d068578d970c-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/6a0120a8cae999970b01b8d068578d970c-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/04\/6a0120a8cae999970b01b8d068578d970c.png 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are uncomfortable writing about yourself, you can write about someone else (perhaps a pet, a celebrity that you admire, a parent).\u00a0 Remember to be respectful if you are choosing to write about someone else!\u00a0 Yes, you may really wish to bug your brother or sister at this time; however, this is not the goal of this assignment!\u00a0 Also, if you do choose to write about you: be respectful to yourself in this activity!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Criteria<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7-10 sentences each containing a well thought out simile (using like or as)<\/li>\n<li>accurate spelling and grammar<\/li>\n<li>neatness counts (you can choose to type your sentences)<\/li>\n<li>your work can be illustrated or not, your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some sentence starters (these are examples, you do not need to these examples).<\/p>\n<p>I am smart like a &#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I worry sometimes like &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I understand&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I want &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I dislike _______________ as much as a ___________________ dislikes ______________.<\/p>\n<p>I love ____________________ as much as a __________________ loves ________________.\u00a0 (ex. I love ice-cream as much as the flowers love the sun.)<\/p>\n<p>I need _______________________ as much as a ______________________ needs ____________. (ex. I need to play sports as much as the Earth needs to rain).<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I see things differently like&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I am as kind as a &#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>At night when it is dark, I feel scared like &#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>On the soccer field, I am as fast as a &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>My art is as important to me as &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I love my family as much as &#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>My parents treasure me like &#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0YOU ARE ALL DOING GREAT!\u00a0 YOU ARE AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN AND AS CREATIVE AS A POTTER&#8217;S HAND!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STUDENTS: PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT THIS WEEK TO THANK YOUR PARENTS, OLDER SIBLINGS, AND OTHER LOVED ONES THAT ARE HELPING YOU WITH YOUR WORK AT HOME RIGHT NOW!\u00a0 THEY ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB BALANCING EVERYTHING!\u00a0 BE AS SWEET AS SUGAR TO THEM! 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