Who can remember the types of figurative language that we have covered this term?
"To identify, explain and apply my understanding of figurative language to talk about the UAE.
Learning objective:
I can identify figurative language within a text. I can explain figurative language and categorise examples of different types of figurative language. I can apply my knowledge of figurative language to describe the UAE.
Success Criteria:
It can help make stories and descriptions more interesting. It can help you improve your writing. Figurative language can also be funny.
Figurative Language
How do you feel about your understanding of figurative language so far?
- I am confident that I understand.
- I understand most of it.
- I need help to understand similes or metaphors.
- I need help to understand alliteration or assonance better.
- I need help to understand personification or onomatopoeia better.
- I need help to understand idioms or hyperboles better.
Which is an example of alliteration?
- The camel is as brown as the sand.
- The clever camel came carefully towards Cameron.
- The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of many words in a sentence.
Which is an example of a metaphor?
- The boy is a star.
- The boy is as bright as a star.
- The stars danced in the sky.
- A comparison of two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'
Work together in pairs: Q: What is an example of a simile about the UAE?
Work together in pairs: Q: What is an example of personification about UAE food?
Brain break: Create a drawing of the Burj Khalifa and write down 2 adjectives to describe it.
With our knowledge of figurative language, discuss in your group ways in which you could use figurative language to describe a day in Abu Dhabi.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY TIME I can identify figurative language within a text. I can explain figurative language and categorise examples of different types of figurative language. I can apply my knowledge of figurative language to describe the UAE.