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As Slippery as an Eel: An Ocean Unit Exploring Simile and Metaphor

As Slippery as an Eel: An Ocean Unit Exploring Simile and Metaphor

In this resource, students will be introduced to the concepts of simile and metaphor. Throughout guided and independent practice, they will create their own similes and metaphors inspired by pictures of ocean animals. Students will use templates to create a class book on the ocean that features similes and metaphors, along with student created illustrations, to showcase those comparisons....

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Keywords:
Metaphor, Writing Techniques, Oceans, Simile, Language Arts - Writing, NSDL, Book Making, CCSS: English Language Arts
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Material Type:
Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
Unknown
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No
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