Bridge to Terabithia

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Bridge to Terabithia

• Comparing and Contrasting
• And
• Simile Review

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Comparing and Contrasting

• Reminder when you compare you show the things
  that they share in common

• Reminder when you contrast you show the things
  that they have different

Can you compare and contrast the two teachers?
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Comparing and Contrasting

• Now lets practice!
• Lets compare Jess and Leslie
• AND
• Miss Edmunds and Mrs. Myers

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Metaphors and Similes
If you say your brother is like a rat or as
sneaky as a rat, you are making a simile.
A simile is the comparison of one thing to
another unlike thing using specific words, such as
like
as
resembles
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Simile Examples

• My father snored like a bear last night.
• Wind whispers like a tree in the breeze.
• A dream is like a river.
• Mary frowned and said, I believe that taking
  drugs is like playing with fire.
• Dont tell Mother that her cookies taste like
  lumps of sand.

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Similies

• Lets practice!!
• Skim through the book Bridge to Terabithia and
  see what similes you can find.
• When you find one write it on the board.