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Resource Collection Effective Writing
Explore the use of similes with pupils using the activities in this resource pack allowing them to investigate the use of similes to compare. A range of commonly used similes are introduced in this resource pack.
Similes are often used in poetry and narratives for effect to add description and create a vivid image for the reader by comparing something to something else. Pupils can use the cards to match images to similes that could be used to describe them, for example, a firefighter tackling a fire could be matched to the simile ‘as brave as a lion’.
A simile is a figure of speech used to compare one thing to another using the words like or as.
Year 3 / 4 Composition Pupils should be taught to: - plan their writing by discussing and recording ideas - draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally ...
Year 5/6 Composition Pupils should be taught to: - plan their writing by noting and developing initial ideas ... - evaluate and edit by assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing
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