Bellwork for January 14, 2014

Take any handouts from the back counter. Write in your agenda. Turn in your handout from yesterday titled

“Alliteration & Onomatopoeia” if you didn’t turn it in.

Begin your Caught’ya! for day 17.

Day 17

at the school by the bus port they were joined

by another freind jesse jocose who rode the

school bus. each of them found their name on

lists posted on the doors to the seventh grade

wing of the school

VOCABULARY FOR WEEK 6

jocose- (adjective) playful or humorous

Idiom or cliché?

WHAT IS AN IDIOM?

An idiom is a saying that does not make literal, logical, or grammatical sense. People within the same culture understand the meaning.

EXAMPLE:What does the idiom “What’s the buzz?” mean…a. Where are the bees?b. What’s the news?c. What time does the end of school bell ring?

IDIOM PRACTICE:

It’s raining cats and dogs is a common idiom.What does it mean?

I’m going to hit the hay is a common idiom.What does it mean?

Someone has butterflies in their stomach is a common idiom.What does it mean?

What is a cliché?

A cliché is a saying that is so common it’s no longer interesting. Many metaphors, similes, adages, and idioms are cliches.

Cliches should be avoided in our writing. Example:

Cool as a cumumberWhat does it mean?Why is this a cliché?

Think of an original ending to this overused expression.

Cool as a ___________________.

Let’s Practice http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/idiomsandcliches/

CLICHE PRACTICE:

I slept like a log is a cliché. What does it mean?

I was scared to death is a cliché. What does it mean?

Easy as pie is a cliché. What does it mean?

Red as a beet is a cliché. What does it mean?

Idiom or Cliché?

1. I’ve got a bone to pick with you.2. That teacher is hard as nails.3. That salesman was slick as a whistle.4. The little girl was happy as a clam.5. The singer’s first CD was a huge success,

but critics feared he was a flash in the pan.

Idiom or cliché key

1. Idiom 2. Cliché 3. Cliche 4. Cliché 5. Idiom

Puns

WHAT IS A PUN?

A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning. (From Poetry Glossary)

A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.

PUNS

A humorous substitution of words that are alike in sound but different in meaning, as in this passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll:

“And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject.

“Ten hours the first day,” said the Mock Turtle, “nine the next, and so on.”

“What a curious plan!” exclaimed Alice. “That's the reason they're called lessons,” the

Gryphon remarked: “because they lessen from day to day.”

PUN FUN! How do mountains hearmountains hear?

Written Dave, age 10- Tom Swifities Link

•With mountaineersmountaineers.

PUN FUN! Why did the spiderspider go to the computercomputer?

Written by Rachel - Tom Swifities Link

•To check his web siteweb site.

PUN FUN! How do you fix a broken broken tomatotomato? ?

Tom Swifities Link

•With tomato pastetomato paste.TomatTomat

o o PastePaste

PUN FUN! What was the reporterreporter doing at the ice cream shopice cream shop?

•Getting the scoopscoop!

Tom Swifities Link

PUNS WRITTEN BY KIDS!

Why did the kid bring scissorsscissors to school?

•So he could cutcut class.

Written by Anglela, age 11 - Tom Swifities Link

Practice:Fill in the blank to complete each pun.

1. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was __________.

2. Our social studies teacher says that her globe means the _________ to her.

3. A jury is never satisfied with the verdict. The jury always ___________.

4. Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream about his horse. It was a ___________.

5. A dog not only has a fur coat but also _______.

Answers:

1. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.

2. Our social studies teacher says that her globe means the world to her.

3. A jury is never satisfied with the verdict. The jury always returns it.

4. Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream about his horse. It was a knight mare.

5. A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants.

Brand Names and AlliterationCompanies use this alliterative effect all the time. The major reason companies use this technique is to ensure that their brand name is memorable. Think, for example, of all of the famous and well known brands and companies that have used alliteration in their names:

SOME OF THEM….

Dunkin’ DonutsPayPalBest BuyCoca-ColaAmerican AirlinesChuckee Cheese’sBed Bath & BeyondKrispy Kreme

EXIT TICKET:

Idiom handout.Complete the questions about idioms.