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Best Trip Ever!
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Best Trip Ever!
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DISCUSS:
Think of a time when you felt like something was taking forever.
What was the situation?
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DISCUSS:
This is what Sam wrote. This is how Sam felt. How could you use
exaggeration to describe how hungry Sam is feeling?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner, or someone you sit near. When everyone has a partner,
click the arrow to go to the next step
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Discuss with your partner: Which sentence shows how excited Sam
REALLY felt, and how did it do that?
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Find the suitcase on your “Best Trip Ever!” worksheet. Underline the
part of the sentence that uses hyperbole.
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Discuss with your partner: How you could use hyperbole to show
how Sam was feeling about being stuck in traffic?
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Find the car on your “Best Trip Ever!” worksheet.
Write a sentence using hyperbole.
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Discuss with your partner: How could you use hyperbole to describe
how tall the trees were?
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Find the trees on your “Best Trip Ever!” worksheet.
Write a sentence using hyperbole.
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Discuss with your partner: How could you could use hyperbole to
describe how fast the train was moving?
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Find the train on your “Best Trip Ever!” worksheet.
Write a sentence using hyperbole.
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Find the sentences below the house on your “Best Trip Ever!”
worksheet. Circle two of Sam’s sentences and rewrite them using
hyperbole.
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Take turns reading what you wrote out loud to your partner.
When you’re done, show a quiet thumbs up.
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Grades 2-3

Hyperbole

Hyperbole

L.2.5, L.3.3A, L.3.5, L.3.5A, RL.3.4

19 reviews

Students will...

Print Prep
  • understand and identify hyperbole.

  • add hyperbole to writing to add description.
Best Trip Ever! worksheet 30 copies
Word Bank (Hyperbole) printout Print 30 copies
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in pairs. Homeschool students can work on their own.

Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

20 mins

Grades 2-3

Hyperbole

Hyperbole

L.2.5, L.3.3A, L.3.5, L.3.5A, RL.3.4

19 reviews

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