Fancier Figgies Lessons

Let’s make this simile about a strong uncle even more specific.

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.

Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!

Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

Is your students’ use of repetition limited to, “The girl was very, very, very fast.”? Let’s borrow some ideas from Shakespeare!

We’ll start with the cliché “as cold as ice” and go somewhere much more interesting.