personification

http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Definition+of+Personification+And+Examples&page=1&qsrc=6&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fvolweb.utk.edu%2FSchools%2Fbedford%2Fharrisms%2F7lesson.htm Goal: Students can identify personification and determine when to use it in their writing. **
 * Personification & activities **
 * Lesson Plan I **
 * cert 1 &2
 * Focus: Identifying the use of personification **
 * Examples: **
 * "The ancient car groaned into third gear." **

"The cloud scattered rain throughout the city."

"The tropical storm slept for two days."

The nonliving objects in the above sentences (car, cloud, storm) have been given human qualities (groaned, scattered, slept). Adding meaning to nonliving or nonhuman objects in this manner is called personification.

Personify the following sentences. Change the words in parentheses to words that would describe a human's actions:

1.My bedroom door (opened). 2.The puppy (barked) when I left for school. 3.The leaf (fell) from the tree. 4.The flashlight (went on). 5.Hair (is) on my head. 6.The CD player (made a noise). 7.The net (moves) when the basketball goes through. 8.The player piano keys (moved up and down). 9.The space shuttle (took off). 10.The little arrow (moves) across the computer screen.

Write your own original sentences that describe objects through personification.
 * Evaluation: Students can do the above activities with a minimum of 80% accuracy. **

personify an animal activity

// **__Lesson plan II involving cartoon characters:__** // // cert 2&3 focus: personification in other literature, d //// iscussion involves the following: // The cartoon characters always seem to "save the day." Mighty Mouse and Underdog are examples of the action hero type. Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny are of the average variety. Many of these cartoon animals have been personified. These animals are given human traits such as the ability to speak and show emotions such as love and anger. Activities: Students will draw their own cartoon animal and personify him/her. Lesson Plan III **Focus: Personification** Activity: "Listen to the Sea"

Use to write a poem about nature. Choose a word from List A or a different word that names something in nature.

Choose a word from List B or another word that names an action. Write this word next to the word from List A.

sun moon stars sky sea stone night mountain dawn morning || List B tells shows reminds teaches listens remembers brings looks dances dreams guides takes ||
 * List A

Example: stone listens

Then expand your words into a sentence.

Example: The stone listens carefully to the grass as it grows around it.

Write on one subject, or describe other objects in nature. Select favorite lines to put together in a poem. You may need to drop the "s" on the end of the verbs.

//Example://

Night, it reminds me of yesterday. The sun listens to the messages of the clouds. Moon, look for me on the field. Sea, guide me to you. Dawn, bring me to the new day.


 * Evaluation **: peer evalutation. share work & highlight the words that paint a vivid picture for you

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