Lesson Summary:
The lesson assumes that the children are already familiar with similes and metaphors and introduces them to analogies. The reading may be used by the teacher as a resource, or as an individual or paired reading activity. Activity A requires the children to identify the relationship between the first pair of words and apply the same relationship to the second pair. Activity B can be used as a paired activity and gives the children an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to create their own logical word pairs.
Objectives:
- The children will understand and be able to explain what analogies are.
- The children will be able to recognize the relationship between the two objects or concepts being compared in an analogy.
- The children will be able to create their own analogies.
Subject Area:
Language Arts
Lesson Excerpt:
Do you remember learning about metaphors and similes? Both are figures of speech which compare two different things, for example: The snow lay like a blanket on the ground = a simile. A blanket of snow lay on the ground = a metaphor. Similes and metaphors both enhance writing and give us a mental picture which helps us to understand the writer’s meaning.
An analogy is also a comparison between two different things but it is a little more complex than metaphors or similes. An analogy is more than just a figure of speech, it can assist us in developing an argument, by helping to explain our reasoning.
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