In deze les zitten 13 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.
Lesduur is: 45 min
Introductie
An interactive lesson on antithesis.....explore sentence level opposite constructions with your learners in a fun way.
Onderdelen in deze les
English Terminology: Metaphor and Simile
English Terminology:
Antithesis
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Learning goals
To understand antithesis
To practise using metaphors and similes in your own writing
To be able to explain the literary effects of examples of antithesis
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
Starter - Opposites Game
The concept of 'binary opposites' will be familiar to you.
Words like 'fire' and 'ice',
'rough' and 'smooth',
'happy' and 'sad'.......
We are going to take this to a new level.....
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
Starter - Opposites Game
The class will be split in two
Your task is fire opposite words at each other!
Use the mind map to respond to each side's words. So if one side entered 'hot' the other side types in 'cold'.
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
timer
2:00
When the time is up....
Pair up the binary opposites.
Choose at least three pairs and write a full sentence that includes the opposite words.
Be prepared to submit them on the next slide.
Type in your words!
Type in your words!
Slide 5 - Woordweb
Write your sentences here. They must include the binary opposites.
Write your sentences here.
They must include the binary opposites.
Slide 6 - Open vraag
The s
Antithesis
The sentences you have written are examples of antithesis.
Antithesis is the use of opposites within sentences to enhance meaning.
"Onesmall step for a man, onegiant leapfor mankind"
BONUS QUESTION
Can you see (and explain) the other example of antithesis here?
Slide 7 - Tekstslide
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". This is from the opening to Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. The novel is set during the French revolution. How do you think this an effective use of antithesis?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times".
This is from the opening to Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
The novel is set during the French revolution.
How do you think this an effective use of antithesis?
Slide 8 - Open vraag
John Milton's Paradise Lost is a Christian epic poem that concerns Lucifer's fall from Heaven. Milton uses antithesis: “better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n". Explain in your own words why this example of antithesis is effective.
John Milton's Paradise Lost is a Christian epic poem that
concerns Lucifer's fall from Heaven. Milton uses antithesis:
“better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n".
Explain in your own words why this example of antithesis is effective.
Slide 9 - Open vraag
From the poem The Sweet-Sour Experiences of Life by Chitrangada Sharan: "I value the light, because I have experienced the darkness/ I value the joys, because I have experienced the sorrows" (lines 1-2) Explain in your own words why this example of antithesis is effective.
From the poem The Sweet-Sour Experiences of Life by Chitrangada Sharan: "I value the light, because I have experienced the darkness/
I value the joys, because I have experienced the sorrows" (lines 1-2)
Explain in your own words why this example of antithesis is effective.
Slide 10 - Open vraag
Write down something new you've learned today.
Write down something
new you've learned today.
Slide 11 - Open vraag
Write down something you feel you want to know more about.
Write down something you feel
you want to know more about.
Slide 12 - Open vraag
How confident are you in your understanding of antithesis?
How confident are you in your understanding of similes and metaphors?