2. Exploratory Activity
Read the text below and find out how getting up early in
the morning is compared to taking a bitter pill.
Getting up early in the morning to go to class is like
taking a bitter pill. you find dawys and reasons not to do it,
or not to do it just yet. you struggle against yourself. finally,
you get up becuase you know you need to. just like
swallowing the pill. you close your eyes just to take it. like
closing your eyes before you open the door of your
classroom. ultimately, you do it becuase it is good for you.
Pills will make you better just as attending your classes will
do too. at the end of the day, you're just glad you did it.
3. Answer the following questions and share it
with your seatmate.
• What is the comparison used in getting up early
and going to class?
• What ideas are presented to make the
comparison effective?
• What other comparisons can be made with
going to class?
4. ANALOGY
• An analogy is an extended comparison
between two things.
• Seasoned writers often used analogies so
that readers may better understand what
they wrote about. Sometimes, they use
analogies becuase the emotions are either
too direct or painful that they need to project
their ideas to other things.
5.
6. Review Examination
• What is the overall premise of the essay?
• How did the author compare “plain janes”
with “high-maintenance women?”
• How did the author come up with a theory
that good looking guys prefer ordinary-
looking women? Cite example that prove
this?
• Do you agree that his theory is
substantial? Prove or disprove it by citing
your own examples.
7.
8. Review Examination
• What is the personal essay about?
• Why did the author compare riding a bus
to watching a film?
• How does the author develop the theme?
• The excerpt is the first three paragraphs of
the whole piece. What ideas do you think
are possibly found in the succeeding
paragraphs of this piece?
9. Writing Exercise
• Choose one pair of items below. Compare these two
items.Write a paragraph consisting of 200 to 300 words
by developing your comparisons.
1. Your bestfriend- A superhero
2. Reviewing for an exam- Going to a battle
3. Budgeting your allowance- Playing chess
4. Riding a bicycle- Swimming in the ocean
5. A person you admire- A cartoon character
6. Living life - Riding on a roller coaster
7. Loving someone - Writing an essay
