T2+Narrative+writing

__Tuesday 21st June 2011.__

Dialogue.

“Lila come and look at this!” said Kobey “What is it?” Sighed Lila “Wilson has been digging up something, its amazing!” “Wow!” shrieked Lila as she looked into the hole. “Do you think that we should open it and see what is inside?” asked Lila staring at it. Wilson was scratching at the box barking louder and louder indicating for them to open the box. “Do you want to help me open the box?” asked Kobey with his voice shaking. “OK” said Lila bending down to the box.

__Tuesday 21st June 2011.__












 * __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. 1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. 2. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. 3. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. 4. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. 5. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. 6. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. 7. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is
 * Personification Worksheet**
 * Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

What is being personified? The wind. Which human trait or quality is given? Whispered. What is being personified? Crops. Which human trait or quality is given? Happy. What is being personified? Sun. Which human trait or quality is given? Beat down. What is being personified? Time. Which human trait or quality is given? Crawled. What is being personified? Chainsaw. Which human trait or quality is given? Sang. What is being personified? High heels. Which human trait or quality is given? Called. What is being personified? Fruited plains. Which human trait or quality is given? Freedom rang. What is being personified? Missing pencil. Which human trait or quality is given? Walked off my desk. 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?__


 * __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


 * What do we mean when we say these things:**

When we //say someone is a pig// we really mean that they eat like a pig with their hands and are really messy.

When we //call someone an angel// we really mean that they are really nice and kind, also helpful.

If we //say someone is a giant// we really mean that they are really tall and big.

When //we call a man an ogre or a woman a witch// we really mean they are mean or evil.

When somebody plays cards and //we call them a shark//, we really mean that they are unbeatable.

If we say that //somebody is a volcano ready to explode//, we really mean that they are grumpy and are about to yell at someone.

When we say somebody is //bright// we mean that they are really smart and a good at lots of different things.


 * Use a metaphor to describe somebody who is:**

tall: He is a giant.

kind: She is an angel.

fast: She is a cheetah.

slow: He is a turtle.

smart: She is really smart at heaps of things.

fat: He is an elephant

sneaky: She is a sneaky slug.

angry: He is a volcano about to explode.

beautiful: She is a pretty butterfly.

ugly: He is an ugly ogre.

stubborn: He is rock hard stone.

short: He is a dwarf.

thin: He is a really thin stick.

silly: He is a clown.

scared easily: He is a turtle hiding in its shell.


 * How could I say that somebody:**

runs fast - He as fat as a cheetah. is pretty - She as beautiful as a butterfly. jumps well - She is as jumpy as a kangaroo. is strong - She is as strong as a giant.

is hard - His head is as hard as a rock. feels soft - Her hair is as soft as a blanket. is sweet - Her voice is as sweet as a bag of lollies. feels rough - His hand is as rough as a stone. is heavy - He is as heavy as a huge boulder. sounds noisy - She is as noisy and a loud horn. is light - As light as a feather.
 * How could I say that something:**

__Thursday 9th June 2011.__

WALT: We are learning to identify and use alliteration in our writing.

S.C - We can identify alliteration in text -We can create examples of alliteration on different on different topics/ consonant sounds.

B - Barry bakes bread and bagels. C - Chontelle cuts carrots and capsicum. D - Dad does F - Funny fish, fight with fish and eat french fish fritters. G - Goofy girls catch geese in Georgia. H - Happy Holidays are fun in holland while holly helps harry hatch hens. J - Josh jumps jolly, wears jackets and joins the joggers that go into a jungle. K - Kennedy keeps kyle the kingfisher from456 catching kingfish. L - Levi eats lammingtons and licks lemon lollypops while lola arrives in a limo. M - Mice climb Mount Maunganui while eating macadamia nuts and macaroni from a madonna machine. N - Nilly is neat and eats nachos and Nicky eats native nectarines.