Metaphor

Today's bellwork asked students to take a look at a fruit sitting at their table and write down twelve adjectives or descriptive phrases for the outside of the fruit and twelve adjectives/descriptive phrases for the inside of the fruit. Think about describing the fruit with many of the five senses.

After students have 24 adjectives/descriptive phrases, I asked them to pick the three best from both the outside and the inside (a total of six). Then students were asked to take those six and turn them into metaphors or similes. For example: The student wrote "feels rough" for their adjective/descriptive phrase. Then, for their metaphor, they might write, "The orange's peel feels rough as the gravel on a dusty country road."

Once finished with our metaphors, we went over some notes and a couple of poems, focusing on metaphors. This sheet is available on the counter near the closet.