Monday, October 15, 2012

Literary Devices

Onomatopoeia => the sound of the word conveys the meaning of the word, such as Bam in "Itchier Than Ever" (week 6)

Splat, burp, pop, boing, hiss are all words that sound just like their meaning.

For this week, try to add to the story using a word that is an example of onomatopoeia.  And, then, try spelling onomatopoeia!  Perhaps, Mrs. Whimbrel should toss that word into a spelling bee.

Itchier Than Ever (week 6)

The first month of school passed by quickly enough, and nothing out of the ordinary happened -- except for the day three cedar waxwings flew into the window, one right after the other.   Bam.  Bam.  Bam.

That was the first day James Vireo lost the spelling bee.