Fall Similes

Teaching Theme of the Week

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The leaves of fall are like a roaring wildfire setting hillsides ablaze, and this lesson that has students create and decorate fall similes is like a gift just waiting to be opened!

Subjects: Language Arts

Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Objectives
Students will:

• create descriptive autumn similes, and
• write them on fall-themed paper.

Keywords
fall, simile, writing, season, art, autumn, September, harvest

Materials Needed

• flower blossoms, leaves, ferns, and grasses
• scrap paper
• heavy books
• heavy paper
• clear contact paper
• pens

Procedure
Begin this lesson with an introduction or review of similes and some group practice. (You might incorporate this lesson or this work sheet into your review.) Then challenge students to create similes about fall topics such as leaves, birds, cider, and more. Have students write several original similes and make a good copy of their work. Students might frame their handwritten similes in fall colors to create a great seasonal display. Or they might create PowerPoint slides of their work; see some sample slides of student similes. (See more samples.)

See some ideas for connecting similes to Halloween too; scroll down the page for ideas.

Assessment
Satisfactory compositions will contain the assigned number of original similes, and they will have the proper content and form. All writing should be presented in complete sentences. Evaluate student work with classroom writing standards.

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