amazing alliteration

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

alliteration

alliteration

You can...

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

You know...

• one reason why we use it.

Marvel Universe or Disney?

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

Peter Parker

Bruce Banner

Winter Soldier

Silver Surfer

Norrin Radd

Bucky Barnes

Incredible Hulk

Spiderman

Sort the names into groups. Hint: Donald Duck belongs to #1.

Donald Duck

Captain Hook

Snow White

Mickey Mouse

Huey Duck

Peter Pan

Sort the names into groups. Hint: Severis Snape belongs to #1.

Severus Snape

Albus Dumbledore

Ron Weasley

Peter Pettigrew

Luna Lovegood

Godric Gryffindor

Dracoy Malfoy

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

Rowena Ravenclaw

Lord Voldemort

What is
the pattern?

Each part of the name starts with the same letter.

This is alliteration.

Can you think of any other characters whose names are alliterative?

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

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

Alliteration can be used to

EMPHASIZE WORDS

" 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

" 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?

Alliteration can be used to

create a

MOOD

slimy snakes slither silently

Alliteration can be used to

create a

MOOD

slimy snakes slither silently

What mood is created with 

slimy snakes slither silently

Gross snakes wriggle without a sound.

Do these sentences create the same mood?

Alliteration can be used to

make writing FUNNY

or more interesting

Stinky Sam stank because she stupidly circled a skunk. 

Stinky Sam stank because she had stupidly circled a skunk.

-

Lucy smelled really gross because she had encountered a skunk.

Which sentence is funnier/more interesting?

Your turn!

Use alliteration. Write something about:
a ball OR a fish OR a sister OR a brother

What is one reason to use 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!

#3 : Write a sentence using alliteration. 

For a place to start, use your first name. 

Make sure to post it 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:

Molly mowed the moonlit meadows masticating the marvelous meal.

Can't quite comprehend this queer curiosity? 

Kids, the conundrum in question is a cow.

#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

Put your homework for Tuesday in the order that was suggested.

Post alliteration in Padlet.

Choose alliteration exercise.

Do alliteration exercise.

Read / listen toThe Twits. 

Take The Twits quiz

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

(He's very good at it!)

Questions?

Go forth!  

You don't have to come back to the Meet,

but it will be open if you have questions. 

Everything you need to do is also in the planner and magister!