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This document defines and provides examples of personification, a type of figurative language where non-human objects or ideas are given human attributes or abilities. It explains that personification helps writers create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. Examples are given such as describing a sailboat dancing or flames eating hungrily. Readers are prompted to identify personification in sample sentences and provided guidance on creating their own sentences using personification.
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The document provides a template and example for writing a one-paragraph summary of a story. It demonstrates how to summarize the key elements of the plot, including setting up the character and conflict in the exposition, major events in the rising action, the climax, falling action, and resolution, using Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet as an example.
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This document provides information about dramatic structure and guidelines for a student assignment to analyze a story's plot structure. It includes a chart template to map out the key elements of a story's exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. The document also provides grading criteria emphasizing correctly identifying literary elements, concise plot summaries, and creative formatting.
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This program encourages students to read non-fiction books by allowing them to "share one" book they have read with a friend and then "get one" new book to read themselves. The goal is to promote reading non-fiction works to help students expand their knowledge and learn about various subjects, people, places and events. Students who participate will receive a certificate acknowledging their involvement in the program and support of educational non-fiction reading.
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This program encourages students to read non-fiction books by allowing them to "share one" book they have read with a friend and then "get one" new book to read themselves. The goal is to promote reading of informative works and spread knowledge through book recommendations between peers. Participants can select from a wide range of non-fiction titles appropriate for middle school students that cover topics in science, history, current events and more.
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The document provides instructions for an assignment to create an "Upstairs/Downstairs" paper that visually represents a person's public and private selves. Students are told to draw a series of stairs dividing the paper into two sides - with the left side representing the public self and right side the private self. For each side, students should include three descriptive words, two images, and one summary sentence describing behaviors, choices, and characteristics of their public and private selves. The paper should be creatively formatted following specific guidelines.
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The document provides instructions for students to create a "window reading response" to analyze a poem. It instructs students to place three quotes from the poem around the edges of a frame with pictures representing each quote in the center. Below each picture, students must explain how the image relates to the quote. Guidelines specify the response must be colorful, on unlined paper, have related images to citations, include the poem's title and poet, and have correct citation format. Scoring instructions are also provided to evaluate the responses.
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Personification
- 2. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)4 EXPLANATION Sometimes a writer will give human characteristics to nonhuman things. Objects, ideas, places or animals may be given human qualities. They may perform human actions. This type of figurative language is called personification. It helps the writer create an exciting picture in the reader’s mind.
- 3. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)5 EXAMPLES: • The sailboat danced gracefully past us. • The flames ate hungrily at the burning house. • The once-proud trees bent meekly before the storm. • The broad, flat rock lay sunning itself by the stream.
- 4. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)6 PRACTICE • Directions: • Read the sentence, think about the meaning, notice how personification creates a word picture. Identify the personification in each sentence. 1. The fog crept silently into the valley. 2. The tree fought the wind with its branches 3. The computer devoured information all day long. 4. The hikers left the meadow and were swallowed by the forest.
- 5. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)7 REVIEW • Sometimes a writer will give human characteristics to nonhuman things. • Objects, ideas, places, or animals may be given human qualities. • They may perform human actions. • This type of figurative language is called personification.
- 6. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)8 USING PERSONIFICATION • Write three sentences that use personification. • Be sure to give some human quality to some nonhuman thing. • Choose one sentence and draw a detailed picture that illustrates the personification in the sentence.
- 7. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)9 HELPFUL HINTS • To recognize personification: 1. Read the sentence carefully. 2. Try to see the meaning of the words in your mind. 3. Notice how personification creates a word picture and makes the sentence more interesting.
- 8. Map Tap Personification (figurative language)9 HELPFUL HINTS • To recognize personification: 1. Read the sentence carefully. 2. Try to see the meaning of the words in your mind. 3. Notice how personification creates a word picture and makes the sentence more interesting.