This week we have been learning and revising figurative language.

First, we looked at a power-point and the revised what  similes and metaphors  were , and it gave some examples of similes  and metaphors.

Similes use like or as to compare two things . Here is a example of a simile;

Her eyes sparkled like diamond.

A metaphor is saying something is something without like or as.This is an example of metaphor;

The girl is a pretty picture.

Next we learned about onomatopoeia which is when a word sounds like its noise. For example;

Crash , sizzle and snap .

Then we focused on personification which is giving an object or animal human characteristics.  Here is  an example;

The stars danced in the sky .

You can also find something called hyperbole’s in a text. This is an obvious exaggeration to make a point, Like;

My hands are as cold as ice. 

Last but not least, we looked at alliteration which the words in a sentence  start with the same letter or sound. An example would be;

 Abigail Ate An Apple Aggressively .

To finish, we watch a video which gave examples of figurative language in songs. Have a look yourself and see how many you can spot!

 

 

This week Primary 7a started learning about Robert Burns. We started learning about this significant Scottish poet by making a KWL grid, which stands for what you KNOW, what you WANT to know and what you have LEARNED at the end of the study. After that, we read information sheets and highlighted the important info and took notes. Next we watched videos and also took notes.

The main outcome from Curriculum for Excellence for this topic is LIT 2-25a

This photo was taken when we were taking notes, as we were watching videos.

As a class we  drew portraits of Robert Burns here are a few examples:

We are learning about Burns because we are having a Burns supper on the 26th of January which we are all very excited about. For this we designed some invitations in a Scottish theme. We think you’ll agree some of our designs are very unique and patriotic.

 

We are preparing for this by writing our own Toast To The Lassies and Reply To The Laddies. Once everyone has handed them in, we will share them with each other and together with Mrs Senior will choose one of each and they will recite them out at the Burns Supper. We have also been given homework to choose a Burns poem and read it out to the class, as well as telling the class why you have picked it.

The next few weeks are going to be so exciting so stay tuned to find out what else we get up to!