Final Lesson: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

• English
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

WELCOME TO TODAY'S ENGLISH LESSON

LESSON GOALS

• You will know and identify Alliteration and simile (poetic device/literary element
• You can discuss and answer a set of comprehension questions to gain a deeper understanding of the story 

What is the difference between alliteration and similie? Explain with an example.(4 minutes)

Alliteration (literary/poetic device)

Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence. The repeated sound creates the alliteration, not the same letter.

Why do we use Alliteration?

Make the written words more engaging and entertaining

Gives musicality and rhythm to your words

Alliteration Examples

• I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.
• A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
  
• Black bug bit a big black bear. ...
  
• Sheep should sleep in a shed.
  
• A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.

Alliteration in Everyday Sayings

No Nonsense, Cream of the crop, french fry, tough talk, trick or treat, quick question, rocky road, home sweet home, out of order,  busy as a bee etc.

Similie

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

Examples: as busy as a bee, as cool as a cucumber, as cunning as a fox

Activity Sheet

Discuss and do these activities in PAIRS

• Activity 1: Identify Simile and alliteration
• Activity 2: Comprehension questions     
• Activity 2: Practice vocabulary (optional)                                (Remember these activities will prepare you for the test next week)

Lesson Review

You learned about Alliteration (poetic device/literary element)

You analysed the characteristics of various characters in the story "One flew..."

You have discussed and answered a set of comprehension questions

FINISHED WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE BOOK    ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

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GO OVER THE TOPICS FROM THE BOOK EiM

(Bring your book)