This slideshow was used to teach Korean high school English students to write their own similes and make name acrostics using similes.

1. SIMILES
Not your average description!

2. What’s an adjective?
…a word that describes!
 What’s the adjective in these sentences?
(Ask yourself: “What is it like? How is it?”)
The bag is big.
The mountain is high.
She has a long red dress.
The bus went down the winding road.

3. Now, find the adjectives in
these sentences!
The house was as silent as the grave.
The dog as big as an elephant.
The students were as busy as a bee.

4. Do you know what these
phrases mean?
…as silent as the grave.
REALLY quiet, like a grave!
…as big as an elephant.
REALLY big, like an elephant!
…as busy as a bee.
REALLY busy, like a bee going
from flower to flower!

5. These are
SIMILES!
Similes are descriptions that compare
one thing to another!
They are like SUPER adjectives!
Similes always use “like” or “as … as”

6. Let’s try some!
Figure out the word in the blank
FIRE
The pan was as hot as _______________.
ICE
The floor was as cold as ______________.
SILK
Her skin was as smooth as _____________.
FEATHER
My suitcase is as light as a ______________.

7. Let’s make our own!
“As quick as ???”
 Think of other things that are quick or fast.
 Make sure it is one many people could understand.
“As white as ???”
What are some things that are white?
“As slow as ???”
What are some things that are slow?

8. A few more…
“As fat as ???” Now, make
THREE sentences
using some of
“As gentle as ???” the similes you
just made!
“As sweet as ???”
“As smelly as ???”

9. Now, let’s do the reverse!
 YOU THINK OF THE ADJECTIVE!
 For example… Bill Gates!
RICH
“As _____ as Bill Gates”

10. Try it!
“ as _______ as lightening”
Fast, quick, bright…
“as ________ as a SKY student”
Smart, lucky…
“as _________ Ddeok”
Sticky, tasty…
“as _________ as a mouse”
Small, cute, tiny…

11. Now, back to
our vision boards…
Let’s make an acrostic for our
names using similes!

12. Acrostic
An acrostic is a type of My
poem.
The first letter of
Very
every line spells out Excellent
another message or Mother
word.
Just
People often use
acrostics to Served
remember things for Us
quizzes or tests…For
example, the planets! Nachos

13. Examples…

14. Make an acrostic for these words:
Dog Dunsan
Study Music
Food Korea
Beach Dance
City Love

15. People often make acrostics
with their NAMES!

16. Let’s make simile acrostics with our
names that can go on our vision
boards to remind us who we are!
First… Second…
 ADD the SIMILE!
 Think of an adjective
for each letter of your  Think of something
first name! that matches with the
adjective you choose!
M arvelous as a _______________.
E nergetic as a ________________.
R omantic as a ________________.
E xciting as a ________________.
D evoted like a ________________.
I nteresting as a _______________.
T hankful as a _________________.
H appy as a ___________________.