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First off, let's talk about metaphors and similes. The excellent explanations below are from Kids on the Net...

A simile is when you say that something - a person or place, animal or thing - is LIKE something else. A simile always uses the word ‘as’ or ‘like’. Here are some examples of similes:

"The spacecraft flew as fast as the wind."

"The ocean glittered like a mirror."

A metaphor makes an even stronger image in the reader's head. When you use a metaphor, you are saying that a person, place, animal or thing IS some thing else (not just LIKE it!). Metaphors are stronger images than similes. They don’t mean exactly what the words say. Here are some examples of metaphors:

"My teacher is a dragon."

"The king glared with eyes of ice."

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Enter: The Grinch

As you may know, "The Grinch" song compares the Grinch to unimaginably nasty wasty rubbish.

Listen to the song below and you'll hear what I mean.

How many metaphors and similes 

can you find in this song?


Click on the image below to download the printable.

Click below to highlight the metaphors and similes in Classkick!

Have fun!

Today is 12/02/2021

Here is the same graphic upside down!

Balloons Over Broadway!

As we begin our informational writing unit and in honor of Thanksgiving, this week’s mentor text is Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by the one and only Melissa Sweet! 

Today we learned that Tony Sarg was quite a problem solver. Throughout his life, he used creativity, technology, and engineering to design and improve many enchantments for children… including the enormous floating balloon characters we enjoy every November in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Here is the page we completed in class as we read the story today! 

The Gifts of Tony Sarg | American Experience | PBS

Tony Sarg delighted children and adults, alike, with wondrous puppets: from the huge, other-worldly sea serpent that washed up on Nantucket’s shore in 1937 to the giant balloons bounding along New York’s streets in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. An artist and visionary, Sarg was known as the father of modern American puppetry.

 

Let's have a Parade! 

Here are a few recent pictures from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year the parade will look a little different, but it will not be cancelled. In fact, The parade has only been cancelled three times in its 96-year history. This was due to helium shortages during World War II in 1942, 1943, and 1944.

According to a press release from Macy's, Macy’s signature giant character balloons will be flown without the traditional 80-100 handlers and instead employ an innovative, specially rigged anchor vehicle framework of five specialty vehicles tested and approved by the NYCDOT and NYPD.

The 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be on TV at 9:00 AM in all time zones

Thursday

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November 25

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Correlative Conjunctions

This week in Summit ELA, we're learning about correlative conjunctions!

What are Conjunctions?

What are Correlative Conjunctions?

According to Your Dictionary,  Correlative conjunctions are sort of like tag-team conjunctions. They come in pairs, and you have to use both of them in different places in a sentence to make them work. They get their name from the fact that they work together (co-) and relate one sentence element to another. Correlative conjunctions include pairs such as “both/and,” “either/or,” “neither/nor,” “not/but” and “not only/but also.” For example:

• either/or - I want either the cheesecake or the chocolate cake.

• both/and - We’ll have both the cheesecake and the chocolate cake.

• whether/or - I didn’t know whether you’d want the cheesecake or the chocolate cake, so I got both.

• neither/nor - Oh, you want neither the cheesecake nor the chocolate cake? No problem.

• not only/but also - I’ll eat them both - not only the cheesecake but also the chocolate cake.

• not/but - I see you’re in the mood not for desserts but appetizers. I’ll help you with those, too.

How to Find Your Grades on the OLS

 

SWBST Summaries!

The Book Hog wanted books but he didn’t know how to read. So, he asked Miss Olive to teach him. Then, he could read and enjoy his books!

(click on the notebook page above to download & print)

Narrative Awesome-ization!

Wow! I really enjoyed our Narrative Writing unit! Now it's time to awesome-ize your story, proofread for errors, and complete the final draft!

On Tuesday, you will read your story to your peers in Class Connect.

But first...

Don't forget to bring your personal narrative to life with descriptive language. 

You can do this by adding details, similes, metaphors, 

and strong verbs!

The following movies contain more examples of descriptive language!

DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS

STRONG VERBS

SIMILES & METAPHORS

Here's a look at the grading rubric I will use to score your final draft. 

Before turning it in, make sure you have everything!

I cannot wait to read your stories! Please upload them to File Sharing on Tuesday before 5:00! 

Yay!

Little Red Writing & Sets of Three

Joan Holub, the author of Little Red Writing, uses sets of three adjectives and adverbs to describe characters and actions. Can you find them?

Build a Model Aquifer

In science this week, we are learning about water resources and aquifers!

What is groundwater?

Now, check out this cool video from NASA... 

CLICK HERE for the full article and

activities from Earth Observatory for Kids: