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WORD STUDY  (Similes)


                A simile is a figure of speech        Writing a Response in a Blog
                that compares two things
                that are alike using ‘like’ or        Read Azharul's blog and write a response
                ‘as’. In the passage, Madam           about your feelings on movie ratings.
                Lee describes herself:

                                                                              Azharul’s Blog
                I am as busy as a bee and
                 have no time to check on
                    the movies my child
                        is watching.                      Azharul’s Blog


                She also describes the                   MARCH                                                                  Date
                                                          17 Random Thoughts:
                nature of a child:                                                                                                   Blog Archive
                                                               About Movie Ratings
                   A child is as innocent                      17 March  @ 2:17 p.m.  1 comment        Edit the post                 March
                         as a lamb.                                                                                                    Random Thoughts: About
                                                                                                                                       Movie Ratings
                                                               Movie ratings should act as a guide                                     17 March
                Share some similes that you                    for moviegoers. The ultimate decision                                   My Birthday Celebration
                                                                                                                                       14 March
                know with your friends.                        should rest with the moviegoers                                         A Video of Our Class
                                                                                                                                       11 March
                                                               themselves. Making the cinema sta                                       Choral Speaking
                                                               act like law enforcers to check the                                     Presentation
                                                               identity card of the moviegoers is                                      2 March
                Link                                                                                                                 February
                    Listening to songs is a fun                simply ridiculous. Let moviegoers                                     January
                 way to learn a language. For                  decide what movies they want
                 similes, you may listen to the song           to watch.
                 ‘Everything at Once’ by Lenka.
                 List the similes that you hear.
                 https://www.youtube.com/
                 watch?v=eE9tV1WGTgE                             Anonymous said...
                                                                 Hi, Azharul!                                                      Thesis statement
                                                                 Thanks for sharing. I do understand how
                                                                 you feel. However, I am afraid I do not agree
                                                                 with you on this issue.
                                                                 Movie ratings are important to ensure that                         Topic sentence
                                                                 young people do not watch what is
                                                                 unsuitable for them. Inappropriate content
                                                                 may give them a rude shock and they may                           Supporting details
                                                                 feel uncomfortable.  Many young children
                                                                 go to the movies without their parents and
                                                                 the ratings serve as a guide to them on what                       Conclusion
                                                                 they should or should not watch.
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