Adding details and figurative language makes any story more fun to read! After reading two versions of the same story, one devoid of figurative language and one embellished, young writers are asked to add alliteration, hyperbole, similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia to other stories.

Concepts

figurative language, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, alliteration

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• In order to help kids to embellish their fairy tale, have them first illustrate the scene and then use details from the illustration in their descriptions

Classroom Considerations

• The assignment assumes that each class member has been assigned a fairy tale to embellish

Pros

• Each term is defined and examples provided
• An engaging activity for your most reluctant writers

Cons

• None