This document outlines a lesson on personification. The goals are to define personification, see examples of it, listen to a story with personification, read poems using it, write a poem with personification, and share the poems. Students will practice identifying examples of personification, read a story called "Click Clack Moo", analyze personification in a poem, then write and share their own personification poem about an assigned topic like a train or banana.

1. Personification Lesson Goals : Define personification See examples of personification Listen to a story with personification Read poems with personification Write a poem with personification Share your poem

2. Personification Person ification is giving human qualities to animals or objects.

3. Personification Practice Thumbs up or down, do you think the sentence is an example of personification? http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/personificationpractice.html

4. Read Aloud Listen to the story “Click Clack Moo.” When you hear an example of personification, stand up and be ready to share your finding!

5. Poetry Practice The Cat & The Fiddle Hey diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. By Mother Goose Complete T-Chart on Object and Personification in The Cat & The Fiddle.

6. Discuss Personification in the Poem Book I sit here waiting for you, Collecting dust on this shelf. I’m hugging my pages tight. I can wait forever for you to open me. You will not be disappointed. Let me take you to a land far away!

7. Assignment: Pick a topic below and write a personification poem. Use the object as your title. Don’t use the word in the poem. Include at least two examples of personification. train vacuum flower dog pencil banana tree cat monkey TV leaf Or use your own idea! See example on next slide.

8. Example: Candle I scream out in the dark I bring light to you My flame whispers in the quiet

9. Share Time! Share your poem with your team. Call on someone to guess your topic!