This Walking Classroom podcast focuses on alliteration and personification. Alliteration is the use of the same sound to begin two or more words that are close together in a sentence, title, or name. Personification is when writers apply human characteristics to things that are not human. “The smiling sun” is an example of both alliteration and personification.
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RL.3.4, L3.4.a, L.3.5.a, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RL.4.4, L.4.4.a, L.4.5, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RL.5.4, L.5.4.a, L.5.5, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RL.6.4, L.6.4, L.6.5.a, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RL.7.4, L.7.4, L.7.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RL.8.4, L.8.4, L.8.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
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Alliteration and Personification Quiz
Slide Deck:
Alliteration and Personification Slide Deck
Presents an example of a tree acting like a person.
Introduces the musical device of alliteration.
Presents two dogs sitting upright at a table, being served a meal.
Demonstrate understanding of the forms of figurative language learned by creating a poster or powerpoint.
Flip cards to match phrases using alliteration in this interactive game.
Identify the object or idea that is being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea on this ereading.com worksheet.
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