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As we get ready to write a snapshot memoir next month, we explored how to use figurative language, including metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, and onomatopoeia. After practicing how to take notes in class, we read Gary Soto's poem "Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes" and examined how the author used figurative language. For Halloween, we read the short story "The Monkey's Paw" and looked at how the author created a dark and spooky mood with language. Writing: On Tuesday students wrote their own ode to an everyday object, using at least three examples of figurative language. On Thursday after our Halloween parade, students practiced their expository writing with a fun Halloween-themed activity. Each student drew a monster, then wrote out instructions for someone else on how to draw it. Students then swapped only the written instructions with a partner and tried to draw each others' monsters. As you can see from some of the examples below, it was a real lesson in how important specific instructions can be!
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