Feb 26th-March 4th

WHAT's TRENDING in 4th?

Save the Date!

Reading!

Poetry Unit!

Over the next couple of weeks, students will be engaging in several WebQuests to help them discover their inner poet! We will start with learning about figurative language and how it can help improve their writing. We will be analyzing many great works of poetry by authors such as Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, Lewis Carroll. etc.

Vocabulary

Hyperbole – exaggeration used to emphasize a point or to add excitement or humor.

Examples:

• I can smell my mom’s brownies a mile away.
• I have a ton of homework.
• I’ve seen this movie a thousand times.

Idiom – expression in which the intended meaning is different from the literal meaning.

Examples:

• Don’t judge a book by its cover.
• It’s raining cats and dogs.
• Who let the cat out of the bag?

Metaphor – direct comparison between two dissimilar things.

Examples:

• Her voice was music to my ears.
• You are my knight in shining armor.
• Snow covered the streets in a white blanket.

Personification – literary device used to give human characteristics to nonhuman objects.

Examples:

• The palm trees were dancing in the wind.
• The carved pumpkin smiled at us.
• The car’s engine coughed its last breath.

Simile – comparison between two unlike things using the word “like” or “as.”

Examples:

• The teenager is as hungry as a wolf.
• The old man is as wise as an owl.
• The new dad is as proud as a peacock.

Just Remember…

Be Responsible

Be Respectful

Be Prepared

Be Safe & Orderly