Personification

Personification

Everyone knows what a person is, but do you know what personification is?

A personification is when you assign human qualities to something that isn’t alive

Examples of Personification

• 1 The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky
• 2 The run down house appeared depressed
• 3 The first rays of the morning tiptoed through the meadow.
• 4 The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed  from one another
• 5 The river swallowed  the earth as the water continued to rise higher and higher
• 6 The thunder grumbled like an old man
• 7 At precisely 6:30 am my alarm clock sprang into life
• 8 The news took me by surprise
• 9 The evil tree was lurking in the shadows
• 10 The ocean danced in the moonlight.

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Hyperboles

Tuesday 20 September 2016

Hyperbole

A hyperbole is a form of figurative languages

Like  similes and and metaphors.hyperbole

Are used of emphasising and humour speaking

And writing.

Examples of hyperbole

1.It was so cold i saw polar bears  wearing

Jacket.

2. i had a  ton of chores to do.

3.She is as thin as a toothpick (simile/hyperbole)  

4.He was skinny enough to jumped through a keyhole.

5. Her smile was a mile wide.

6. His brain is the size of a pear.

7. are walking as slow as a snail.

8. His stomach is a bottomless pit.

9.i was so hungry that i could've eaten an ox.

Personification

Thursday 15 September 2016

Personification

Everyone knows what a person is, but do you know what personification is?

A personification is when you assign human qualities to something that isn’t alive

Examples of Personification

• 1 The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky
• 2 The run down house appeared depressed
• 3 The first rays of the morning tiptoed through the meadow.
• 4 The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed  from one another
• 5 The river swallowed  the earth as the water continued to rise higher and higher
• 6 The thunder grumbled like an old man
• 7 At precisely 6:30 am my alarm clock sprang into life
• 8 The news took me by surprise
• 9 The evil tree was lurking in the shadows

10 The ocean danced in the moonlight.

Words that sound the same, spelt differently and different meaning

Thursday 9 September 2016

Words that sound the same, spelt differently and has a different meaning,

Guessed (verb) I guessed the answer

Guest (noun) The guest stayed in the spare room

Desert (noun) arid land

Desert (verb) to leave

Dessert (noun) a sweet dish

Allowed (verb) permitted

aloud(adverb) able to be heard

Complex sentences

Friday 9 September 2016
Complex sentences

It is a made up of a dependent clause and independent clause.

E.g Although I was tired I completed my work.

As Liz walked out she saw a bird

Even Though I was sick I still ran the marathon

Olympic history

Thursday 8 September 2016

Wednesday 28 july 2016 Olympics history

• In which country was the Olympics first held. Athens/Greece

• The Olympics was first held to honour a god.

      Name the god. Zeus.

• Why was it stopped. Because of a ban from emperor Theodosius

• What does paganism mean. A 15th century term based on the word pagan

• What is the creed of the Olympics. The most important thing it means not to win but just take part.

• What do the fire rings stand for. Six continents.

Features of explanation writing

Thursday 8 September 2016
Features of explanation writing

Purpose: Explanation writing explains how or why something happens or how something works

Structure

• A general statement to introduce the topic e.g in the autumn some birds
• A series of logical steps explaining how or why something occurs e.g because hours of daylight shorten.( Body in paragraphs)
• Steps continue until the final state is produced or the explanation is complete.

                                        

    Features

• Present tense verbs e.g many birds fly south.

• Connectives that signal time e.g then, next, several,months later.                               
• Causal connectives, e.g because so, this causes.                    

Narrative writing tools

Thursday 8 September 2016
Narrative writing tools

Purpose: to entertain and

Keep the reader interested.

Three parts of a narrative

Orientation: setting character(when,

who,where)

Complication:

Problem or conflict

Resolution: problem or conflict is solved

Language features

Adjectives

Verbs

adverbs

Similes

Metaphors

Alliteration

Personification

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Short snappy sentences

And longer sentences

apostrophes

Thursday 8 September 2016
Apostrophes

• 1 I don’t like spaghetti.
• 2 I wish you wouldn’t push me.
• 3 Chloe’s hat had a flower in it.
• 4 Isn’t it nice weather.
• 5 I’ll wash up later.
• 6 Kim won’t tidy her bedroom.
• 7 My mum’s handbag is pink.
• 8 Bill’s brother is in year 7.
• 9 Thomas hasn’t got a bike
• 10 Last night I couldn’t eat my dinner because it was liver and onions, which I don’t like, It’s disgusting.

Simile or metaphor

Thursday 8 September 2016
Similes or metaphor

Similes compare one thing with another e.g “He was as cold as a ice

Metaphors on the other hand are hidden comparisons e.g instead of saying someone is as strong as an ox, We say he/she is an ox.

Work out whether these sentences include a simile or metaphor

1. Mum was as busy as a beaver getting ready for the party.Simile.

    2. The nurse seemed like an angel.Simile.

    3. I was snug as a bug in my new sleeping bag. Simile.

    4. He was faster than a speeding bullet. Metaphor.

    5 She was the brightest star in the class. Metaphor.

Poetry

Thursday 8 September 2016
Poetry

The Water Giant

The great water giant has finished his bath. He pulls the huge plug out of the clouds. He roars his thunderous laugh and a wet slippery waterfall spills out of a squelchy sky. “Look out below” he seems to shout as the water

Splooshes, splashes, Plishes, ploshes,

Gushes, siushes, and soaks deeps into the thirsty earth

Adjectives

Thursday 8 September 2016
Adjectives

Adjectives are describing words. They tell us something about a noun. They also make our writing interesting

e.g of adjectives

Adorable     Dangerous
Attractive     Cruel
Aggressive   Kind
Clever         Helpful
Expensive   Bored
Grumpy     Nervous
Wild          Foolish
Talented    Fierce
Spotless    Tired

Rich strong persuasive language

Thursday 8 September 2016
Rich strong persuasive language

In my opinion.
I believe
I strongly believe
You should consider
Only a fool would
Most people would agree
A sensible idea would be
The real truth is that
Doesn't everybody know that
We all know that
Surely you would agree
Here are 2 reasons why
This clearly demonstrates
This clearly shows that

Correct use of commas

Thursday 8 september 2016

Correct use of commas

1 We bought apples pears bananas and oranges for the fruit salad.

We bought apples, pears, bananas and oranges for the fruit salad.

2 Although we arrived early the restaurant was full.

Although we arrived early, the restaurant was full.

3 Yes you can put the christmas tree up tomorrow.

Yes, you can put the christmas tree up tomorrow.

4 If you eat your vegetables you can have dessert.

If you eat your vegetables, you can have dessert.

5 Lizards snakes and turtles are reptiles.

Lizards, snakes and turtles are reptiles.

Explanation writing features

Monday 29 August 2016

Explanation writing

Purpose: Explains or tells you why or how something happens or works

Features: Title tells you what the writing is about the first paragraph begins with a general opening statement e.g in autumn, some birds migrate

A series of logical steps explaining how or why something happens written in the present tense.

Use of time connectives e.g then, next, use of causal` connectives, Several months later

E.g because, so, this causes.

Diagram can be used together with explanation.