Video examples of figurative language
Figurative Language in Movies
"Figurative Language Rap" - singalong
Figurative language tutorial
Personification - "Annoying Orange: Lady Pasta"
English Shorts - "Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia"
English Shorts - "Idiom, Hyperbole" (Don't worry about puns for sixth grade.)
English Shorts - "Alliteration"
Alliteration - Johnny Carson's and Jack Webb's "Copper Clapper Caper"
English Shorts - "Imagery"
"Figurative Language Rap" - singalong
Figurative language tutorial
Personification - "Annoying Orange: Lady Pasta"
English Shorts - "Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia"
English Shorts - "Idiom, Hyperbole" (Don't worry about puns for sixth grade.)
English Shorts - "Alliteration"
Alliteration - Johnny Carson's and Jack Webb's "Copper Clapper Caper"
English Shorts - "Imagery"
More videos about the standards
Study Skills Resources and Videos (Cornell University)
Internal and external conflict
More internal and external conflict
"Types of Conflict" by Mr. Clark
Making inferences (To infer just means to make predictions or draw conclusions using the information that you are given. For example, if someone walks into a building with a wet umbrella, you will probably conclude that it's raining outside.)
Inferring - "Bigger Than Alexander"
More about making inferences
Author's purpose
Cartoon about author's purpose
Context clues
"Night of the Context Clues"
Prefixes and suffixes
English Shorts - "Quotation Marks"
English Shorts - "Writing an Introduction"
English Shorts - "Problem/Solution Versus Cause/Effect"
Parts of a Paragraph
How to write a great lead (introduction or "hook")
Six Plus One Writing Traits, with a review of introduction and focus on organization
English Shorts - "When to Use a Semicolon"
Internal and external conflict
More internal and external conflict
"Types of Conflict" by Mr. Clark
Making inferences (To infer just means to make predictions or draw conclusions using the information that you are given. For example, if someone walks into a building with a wet umbrella, you will probably conclude that it's raining outside.)
Inferring - "Bigger Than Alexander"
More about making inferences
Author's purpose
Cartoon about author's purpose
Context clues
"Night of the Context Clues"
Prefixes and suffixes
English Shorts - "Quotation Marks"
English Shorts - "Writing an Introduction"
English Shorts - "Problem/Solution Versus Cause/Effect"
Parts of a Paragraph
How to write a great lead (introduction or "hook")
Six Plus One Writing Traits, with a review of introduction and focus on organization
English Shorts - "When to Use a Semicolon"