A poem by Judith Nicholls

UNIT 15

Adapted from Folens English Anthology

1: To identify similes in a conversation poem.

2: To invent together other similes, using “as”.

3: To produce your own similes that could be used in the poem.

4: Know what a cliché is.

REMEMBER YOUR GROUP TARGETS

Once upon a time, childrenthere lived a fearsome dragon.

Please miss,Jamie’s made a dragonOut in the sandpit

Lovely, Andrew.Now this dragonhad enormous red eyesand a swirling, whirling tail…

Jamie’s dragon’s gotyellow eyes, miss.

Lovely, Andrew.Now this dragon wasas wide as a horseas green as the grassas tall as a house…

Jamie’s would JUST fitin our classroom, miss!

But he was a very friendly Dragon.

Jamie’s dragon ISN’T, missHe eats people, miss.Especially TEACHERS,Jamie said.

Very nice, Andrew!Now one day, children,this enormous dragonrolled his red eye,whirled his swirly green tailand set off to find…

His dinner, miss!Because he was hungry, miss!

Thank you, Andrew.He rolled his red eye,whirled his green tail,and opened his wide, wide mouthuntil

Please, missI did try to tell you, miss!

By Judith Nicholls

Once upon a time, childrenthere lived a fearsome dragon.

Please miss,Jamie’s made a dragonOut in the sandpit

Lovely, Andrew.Now this dragonhad enormous red eyesand a swirling, whirling tail…

Jamie’s dragon’s gotyellow eyes, miss.

Lovely, Andrew.Now this dragon wasas wide as a horseas green as the grassas tall as a house…

Jamie’s would JUST fitin our classroom, miss!

But he was a very friendly Dragon.

Jamie’s dragon ISN’T, missHe eats people, miss.Especially TEACHERS,Jamie said.

Very nice, Andrew!Now one day, children,this enormous dragonrolled his red eye,whirled his swirly green tailand set off to find…

His dinner, miss!Because he was hungry, miss!

Thank you, Andrew.He rolled his red eye,whirled his green tail,and opened his wide, wide mouthuntil Please, miss

I did try to tell you, miss!

As wide as a horse. As tall as a house.As green as grass.

YOU HAVE 25 MINUTES TO COMPLETETHIS TASK AND CHECK YOUR WORK.

1: Complete these similes: As tall as __________ .As thin as __________ .As cold as __________ . As slim as __________ .As clean as _________ . As dark as _________ .

SLYTHERIN / HUFFLEPUFF

Make up 5 similes of your own. Extend your similes

e.g:

As slow as a snail with its brakes on.

EXTENSION:A cliché is a phrase or expression

that has been over used. How many cliches can you think of?

HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR GROUP TARGETS?

1: To identify similes in a conversation poem.

2: To invent together other similes, using “as”.

3: To produce your own similes that could be used in the poem.

4: Know what a cliché is.

1: As sharp as a . . .

2: As bright as the . . .

3: As small as a . . . tiny ant.

midday sun.

butchers knife.