T2+narrative+writing

__22/6/11__

Dialogue

Kobey come look at this “shouted Lila“. What is it “Kobey replied”. Its a penguin "lila shouted".


 * __Monday 20th June__**


 * __WALT - identify personifications and use them in our writing__**

S.C. - we can identify the human trait being described we can identify the object being given a human trait we can write our own examples of personification we can explain why this helps to create a picture in our mind

being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is

1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified? __Wind__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Whispered__

2. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified? __Gardener__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Happy__

3. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified? __Scorching__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Walked__

4. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified? __Hot__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Watching__

5. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified? __Lumberjack__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Sang__


 * Personification Worksheet**
 * Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

6. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. What is being personified? __Shoe__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Called__

7. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. What is being personified? __Defeated__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Freedom__

8. As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.” She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified? __Pencil__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Walked__

9. Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom’s grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable. What is being personified? __Moving__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Screamed__

10. William knew that he shouldn’t have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar. What is being personified? __Eaten__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Chewed__

being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is

1. The sad waters of the icy wasteland streamed through barren landscape. What is being personified? __Icy__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Streamed__

2. As Shelia walked home from school, the wind gripped her in its frigid fingertips. What is being personified? __Wind__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Gripped__

3. Alan found that his wife had left him, and he felt that joy would never visit his home again. What is being personified? __Joy__ Which human trait or quality is given? __Visit__

4. The engine hacked and coughed as Kevin turned the key, but the old car wouldn’t start. What is being personified? Which human trait or quality is given?

5. Though Dante tried to live a pious life and be a good father, the streets called to him at night. What is being personified? Which human trait or quality is given?

What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ 6. The night was calm and still as crickets chirped and owls hooted under the light of the moon. What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ 7. Though it’s been said that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” some girls prefer chocolate. 8. Little Vito was attempting to sneak out of his parent’s house to cause trouble late at night. He was tiptoeing across the kitchen floor toward the backdoor the creaky floor boards and his squeaky shoes told his parents he was leaving. Big Vito was none too pleased with little Vito. 9. Gina was the most beautiful girl in the whole town. Her eyes were a blanket of stars. Her teeth shined like fresh porcelain tiles. Her long vivacious hair enjoyed many beautiful adventures as it traveled down the course of her shoulder blades. But the true source of her beauty was her personality: Gina made the world a better place by being a good person. 10. Victor was walking home from his friend Paco’s house late at night when he heard a tree branch breaking deep in the forest. His heart beat rapidly as he wondered what could have made that noise. Was it an animal? Was it a man? Was it something else? Victor knew that the forest would keep its many secrets as he would not be investigating tonight. Victor ran all the way home. What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__
 * Personification Worksheet 2**
 * Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea. 1. As Vince attempted to park in the crowded lot, his truck kissed the bumper of an Impala. 2. The crops begged for water but the drought continued long into the summer months. 3. The moon shone on the still waters of the lake and the lonely peer rotted in the seaweed. 4. When Michael made a shot without hitting the rim, the net shushed his rivals. 5. Bobby couldn’t take his mind off of chess; the game spoke to him night and day. What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ 6. He pounded his fist against the cruel bricks of the cell and hopelessly tugged on the cold steel bars until he exhausted himself. 7. It seemed like Bob was married to his job and that dealing with his wife, Anne, was just a tiresome chore. 8. All of her life, Margaret wanted to be rich. She longed to know the comfort of having others wait on her. When she grew up and got married, greed came knocking on the door of her new home. Margaret always wanted more, always looked elsewhere. 9. Terry the bricklayer was as big as an ox. His arms were as large around as barrels of beer, and Terry was always in a good mood. Why wouldn’t he be? Terry was a master of his craft and he lived in a time that needed bricklayers. 10. The darkness of the night taunted Veronica as she walked home late from soccer practice. She heard a dog barking and a flock of crows flew from a bramble of bushes. A man coughed in the distance. Her heart beat faster as she saw headlights in the far distance. What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__ What is being personified? ___ Which human trait or quality is given?__
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is
 * Personification Worksheet 3**
 * Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

__Tuesday 14th June__

WALT - Use our senses to help describe in our writing

S.C We can describe what our marshmallow Looks like Smells like Feels like Tastes like

Looks like: My marshmallow is the colour of a terrace plant & has mountains of snow on the top.It is the size of a small piece of foam that gets crinkled in some places.

Smells like: My marshmallow smells like a beautiful spring flower that has just fallen of a tree & it has a smell of cornflour.

Touch: My marshmallow feels like a hard piece of wood & when it is squeezed hard enough it crackles & breaks all around & turns soft & bubbly.

Taste: My marshmallow makes me feel like I'm in a different world & it tingles my mouth & the outside is all hard & it bubbles in my mouth like if your in heaven & you can taste the beautiful flavor of that marshmallow.


 * __Wednesday 8th June__**


 * __WALT - identify similes and metaphors__**

S.C. - We can identify the similes which use 'as' We can identify the similes which use 'like' We can identify metaphors We can explain what the similes and metaphors mean/are telling us about what we are reading

//Metaphors// //Metaphors// are a way to compare to by saying that one thing is another thing. For example, we say somebody is a //fool//. In the past in Europe, a fool was a person who entertained the king or queen by doing silly things. The fool was a kind of clown. He often did crazy or stupid things to make people laugh. So when we call somebody a fool we really mean that he or she is doing something silly or stupid. We don’t really mean that they are somebody who entertains the king or queen. We are using a metaphor. What do we mean when we say these things: When we //say someone is a pig// we really mean that ** they are messy ** When we //call someone an angel// we really mean that **they're sweet** If we //say someone is a giant// we really mean that **they're tall** When //we call a man an ogre or a woman a witch// we really mean **they're bad people** When somebody plays cards and //we call them a shark//, we really mean that **their sneaky** If we say that //somebody is a volcano ready to explode//, we really mean that **they're about to get angry** When we say somebody is //bright// we mean that **they're smart**

Metaphors are imaginative ways to describe something by comparing that thing to something else. For example, if I wanted to say that Dan is tall, I could say that //Dan is a giant//. Use a metaphor to describe somebody who is:


 * giraffes are giants**
 * dogs are** Kind
 * Cheetahs are** Fast
 * Sloths are** Slow
 * Cats are** Smart
 * Elephants are** Fat
 * Tigers are** sneaky
 * Bulls get** angry
 * Butterflies are** Beautiful
 * Bats are** Ugly
 * Leopards are** stubborn
 * Koalas are** short
 * Paper is** thin
 * Horses are** silly
 * Koalas get** scared
 * I can run** easily

Similes Pattern 1: like Pattern 2: as Examples Examples Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example, if I want to say that somebody //swims well//, I can say they //swim like a fish// because fish swim well. There are two basic patterns that you can use. verb + like + noun She swims like a fish. He looks like an ogre. She plays like a pro. He walks like a duck. She acts like a fool. as + adjective + as + noun He is as tall as a giant. She is as fast as a rocket. He is as graceful as a swan. She is as sneaky as a fox. He is as quiet as a mouse. How could I say that somebody: runs like a cheetah, is as fast as a leopard, is as pretty as flowers, jumps like a horse, is stronger than a bear How could I say that something: feels like a brick, feels as soft as a cushion, is as sweet as a cat, feels as rough as dry paint, is as heavy as a truck as noisy as a sounds noisy is light

__Thursday 9th June__

WALT: Identify & use alliteration in our writing

B:billy bob buns & bunny C:conner calls country to come camp D:dave digs down to dive to dug dude to death day daring doosh to done F:a fiary runs funny to funny fairy flats to find fairys have founded fun town G: H: J: K: M: N: P: Q: R: S: T: V: W: X: Y: Z:zebras zive zen to zine to zenny to zunny to zinny