amazing alliteration (The Twits) 2425

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a w e s o m e

a n d

a m a z i n g

a l l i t e r a t i o n

awesome

and

amazing

alliteration

You can...

• tell someone what it is.
• find it in text.
• use it!

You know...

• one reason why we use it.

In the next slide, you will group characters from Harry Potter into two groups. 

I will not tell you what the groups are.

The only hint I will give is this:

You can do this activity even if you haven't read the book. 

In the next slide, there is a list of Marvel characters that need to be divided into two groups. 

Your mission is to figure out what the groups are.

Sort the names into groups. Hint: Peter Parker belongs to #1. 

Peter Parker

Bruce Banner

Winter Soldier

Silver Surfer

Black Widow

Bucky Barnes

Incredible Hulk

Spiderman

Do you see
a pattern?

Use the same pattern to sort the names into groups. 

Hint: Severis Sneep belongs to #1.

Severus Sneep

Albus Perkamentus

Ron Wemel

Zalazar Zwadderich

Loena Leeflang

Goderic Griffoendor

Dracoy Malfidus

Harry Potter

Hermelien Griffel

Rowena Ravenklauw

Remus Lupos

Each part of the name starts with the same letter.

This is alliteration.

What other characters
can you think of that
have alliterative names?

Alliteration is when several words that occur close to each other have the same beginning sound.

Put the alliterations in box 1.  

Everything else goes in box 2.

beard

filthy

frumps

feathery

Put the alliterations in box 1.  

Everything else goes in box 2.

sells

shells

shout

Put the alliterations in box 1.  

Everything else goes in box 2.

penny

fish

phone

add rhythm

Alliteration

is used to...

make a text

more interesting

emphasize

create a mood

Alliteration

                  is used to...

Alliteration can be used to

make writing more interesting

or fun 

The dog smelled really gross because she'd encountered a skunk.

-

The dog smelled really gross because she'd encountered a skunk.

-

Stinky Sam stank because she'd stupidly circled a skunk.

Alliteration can be used to

give the text 

RHYTHM

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout

would not take the garbage out.

from Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout in 

'Where the Sidewalk Ends' by Shel Silverstein

" There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere..."

from Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

" There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere..."

from Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

What do all the d-words have in common?

What is being emphasized?

" There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why. He must be deformed somewhere..."

from Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Alliteration can be used to

EMPHASIZE WORDS

Slimy snakes slither silently.

Gross snakes wriggle without a sound.

What is the difference between these sentences?

Think about the MOOD of the sentence.

Alliteration can be used to

create a

MOOD

slimy snakes slither silently

Alliteration can be used to

create a

MOOD

slimy snakes slither silently

vs

Gross snakes wriggle without a sound.

While you are reading The Twits, pay attention to how Roald Dahl (the author) uses alliteration.

He's very good at it, and uses

it for all of the reasons 

listed above.

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fearful 

frumptious 

freaks

watch you like a

wombat

 Write a sentence using alliteration. 

Your turn!

Molly mowed the moonlit meadows masticating the marvelous meal while mooing.

Need inspiration? 

Start with your name!

Your turn!

Write a sentence using alliteration.

Are there any of these things you still need to work on?

1. Nope!
2. One of them.
3. Some of them.
4. All of them!

1DA

1BA

1BVHA

1BVHB

1. Choose which exercise you want to do in the next slides: #1 is easiest, #3 is most difficult. Choose the one that fits your knowledge of English!
2. Do it. 
3. Post your results on the class Padlet. Click on your class to get to the padlet. ⬇️
4. When you're done, read/listen toThe Twits part 2 and do the quiz!

Problems posting? This may help ↙️

Your turn!

What is one reason to use alliteration?

#2 : Write 3 short descriptions using alliteration.

1. Choose a noun. Ideas: something in your room; an animal
2. How do you describe it? Think of words in English AND Dutch.
3. Use a dictionary and/or a thesaurus to check for words with the same first letter.
4. Write down and repeat!
5. When you have 3, post to the class padlet!

Now it's your turn! 

 #1 is easiest, #3 is most difficult. Choose the one that fits your knowledge of English!

example:

1. Book. 

2. long, words, no pictures, non-fiction, interesting

3. long ≈ boundless; words -> wordy -> bountiful; non-fiction ≈ believable

4. boundless believable bountiful book 

#1: Animal Alliterations

1. Choose ten animals starting with ten different letters.
2. Write descriptions of the animals using alliteration. 
3. Post your results on your class padlet!

To help, here is a Dutch to English dictionary and an English thesaurus 

Now it's your turn! 

 #1 is easiest, #3 is most difficult. Choose the one that fits your knowledge of English!

examples

• Quivering questioning quail
• Shy shaking shellfish
• Elegant emo emu

Which will you choose?

Which will you choose?

#3: a sentence

#2: short descriptions

#1: animal alliterations