Period 6 ELA 3/30/11

Do Now: Do Now:

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Lesson Steps: Lesson Steps: 1.1. Do Now-7 minDo Now-7 min

2.2. Mini lessonMini lesson

3.3. Read AloudRead Aloud

4.4. PracticePractice

5.5. Hyperbole videoHyperbole video

6.6. Personification Bingo Personification Bingo

Standard:Standard:6.LD-V.9: Determine the meaning of figurative language.

Aim:Aim: I will identify 4 examples of I will identify 4 examples of hyperbole and review hyperbole and review personification. personification.

Special Note: Special Note:

The first 2 people The first 2 people ON TIMEON TIME and and FINISHED WITH THE DO NOWFINISHED WITH THE DO NOW will will receive a special reward! receive a special reward!

WHY?

To help the readers VISUALIZE the setting or situation

To be extremely descriptive

Hyperbole

Hyperbole are statements that are exaggerated in order to make a point. They are often very amusing and also fun to read and write.

Famous Hyperbole Sayings: ~I could eat a horse!

~My backpack weighs a ton.~It took forever to get to the beach.~That dog is so ugly, it fell off the ugly tree

and hit every branch.

Friday night I went dancing, and when I woke up on Saturday my feet were killing me! Mom ordered me to clean my room – or else. All day long I worked my fingers to the bone getting things together so I’d be free to go out that evening. I was dying to see the new movie at the Center Cinema. When I finished, however, I was so tired I couldn’t move.

Don’t you think the TV is too loud? The TV is so loud _________________________________________________________________ Are you really going to eat the entire hot fudge brownie sundae? I’m

so hungry ________________________________________________________________. Look at that incredible amount of snow piled up outside. The snow is

so deep that _____________________________________________. Do you really want to go to the movies? I mean, don’t you have too

much homework to do? I have so much homework _______________________________________________________________. Look at that poor old dog. He can hardly walk. That dog is so old _______________________________________________________________.