More Figurative Language and Now Imagery

We are going to continue to discuss figurative language throughout the year. Please watch the below videos so that you can get an idea of how to use figurative language.

Imagery or sensory language is the language that appeals to your 5 senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. Please use the below pictures to write a paragraph that is full of imagery or sensory language.

Context Clues

Context clues help us become discoverers of language. By seeking out context clues and using them as the keys to help us unlock the mystery of unfamiliar words, we are equipping ourselves with a skill that will help us in every aspect of our lives. With the ability to look for and utilize context clues, you will be able to read and understand just about anything. Context clues are everywhere in the things we read. Please see the below explanation of the different types of context clues.

There is one other example of context clues that was not included on this sheet. We must also discover the meanings of word parts so that we can put the definitions of the word parts together like a puzzle to figure out what the larger word means.

Unpleasant has 2 word parts. Un is the prefix meaning not and pleasant means friendly. If you put both word parts together you can get the definition of the larger word - not pleasant.

Now it is your turn to use your context clues to help you discover new words.

Generalizations

We are going to begin to discuss making generalizations. A generalization is a broad conclusion that is drawn from several examples or pieces of evidence. A statement of a story's theme is a kind of generalization. Please look at the power point in class to get a better idea of how to make a generalization.

Take a look at the graph below, we will make this graph as we read through "The All-American Slurp."