SIMILE ACTIVITIES, ASSIGNMENTS, TASK CARDS & MORE!

This simile resource packet includes a number of activities that will allow your students to understand and analyze the use of similes in writing. It will also give them the opportunity to be creative in their construction of similes!

INCLUDED IN YOUR PURCHASE: 

• Similes in modern pop music (analysis of similes in Katy Perry's Firework with answer key - lyrics not included for copyright reasons, but link provided for online access) 

• Writing your own simile song (using comparisons in song writing) 

• Similes in the real world (finding similes while reading, watching TV, listening to the radio etc) 

• Philosophical similes (analyzing the use of simile quotes made by famous people - with answer key) 

• 6 Poetry writing task cards with creative subjects for group writing 

• Simile graphic organizer for recording similes in reading.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS RESOURCE: 

♥ I'm really excited to have my students do this activity. I LOVE how it relates it to lyrics and other areas they can make connections to. It hits the standard perfectly. Great product.

♥ What a great resource -- engaging, easy-to-understand and easily adaptable activities to reinforce the teaching of similes! Thanks so much! 

♥ Great resource! Love using this with my students.

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