Starter quiz
- Fill in the missing word. Tristan is the main __________ in 'The Viewer'.
- title
- setting
- character ✓
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- True or false? A simile describes something by comparing it to something else, using 'like' or 'as'.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these is a simile?
- He was as hungry as a wolf. ✓
- He was a hungry wolf.
- He was a hungy lion.
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- Which of these is a simile?
- My love is a bunch of roses.
- My love is a rose.
- My love is like a rose. ✓
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- Finish this simile: Tristan hunted around the dump ...
- for a long time.
- like a hungry lion. ✓
- on his own.
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- Finish this simile, choosing the most appropriate ending: Tristan examined a strange, wooden box ...
- like a giraffe.
- like a scientist. ✓
- like a fire fighter.
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Exit quiz
- True or false? Planning involves writing ideas down without a structure.
- True
- False ✓
- True or false? The purpose of the opening is to provide the reader with a detailed description of the setting and main characters.
- True ✓
- False
- To paint a vivid picture in the mind of your reader, which two of these should you use?
- precise descriptions ✓
- rhetorical questions
- ambitious vocabulary ✓
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- True or false? A metaphor is a type of figurative language that involves making a comparison between two things by stating that one thing is another
- True ✓
- False
- Fill in the missing word. A metaphor is a type of comparison but unlike __________, metaphors do not use the words ‘like or ‘as’ to compare.
- personification
- similes ✓
- alliteration
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- Which of these is a metaphor?
- The plate was as hot as the sun.
- The plate was like the sun.
- The plate was the sun. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the opening is to provide the reader with a detailed description of the setting and main character.
- Literary devices that create figurative language include metaphors, similes and personification.
- A metaphor is a type of figurative language that involves describing something as though it actually is something else.
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse similes with metaphors.
Teach pupils that similes use 'like' and 'as' and metaphors are not comparing but saying something actually is something else.
Keywords
Planning - involves using a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Figurative language - the use of metaphor, simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
Metaphor - a type of figurative language that involves making a comparison between two things by stating that one thing is another, creating vivid imagery and deeper layers of meaning
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