Is that a Metaphor or a Simile?

April is National Poetry Month.  Read one of the Shel Silverstein poems about Hippos.
Which of the poems do you like better?  Explain.  Identify three examples of figurative language.  What are they and why do you think the author uses them. 

                                             Recipe for a Hippopotamus Sandwich

A hippo sandwich is easy to make. All you do is simply take One slice of bread, One slice of cake, Some mayonnaise, One onion ring, One hippopotamus, One piece of string, A dash of pepper-- That ought to do it. And now comes the problem... Biting into it!

Hippo's Hope

There once was a hippo who wanted to fly --
Fly-hi-dee, try-hi-dee, my-hi-dee-ho.
So he sewed him some wings that could flap through the sky --
Sky-hi-dee, fly-hi-dee, why-hi-dee-go. He climbed to the top of a mountain of snow --
Snow-hi-dee, slow-hi-dee, oh-hi-dee-hoo.
With the clouds high above and the sea down below --
Where-hi-dee, there-hi-dee, scare-hi-dee-boo. (Happy ending)
And he flipped and he flapped and he bellowed so loud --
Now-hi-dee, loud-hi-dee, proud-hi-dee-poop.
And he sailed like an eagle, off into the clouds --
High-hi-dee, fly-hi-dee, bye-hi-dee-boop. (Unhappy ending)
And he leaped like a frog and he fell like a stone --
Stone-hi-dee, lone-hi-dee, own-hi-dee-flop.
And he crashed and he drowned and broke all his bones --
Bones-hi-dee, moans-hi-dee, groans-hi-dee-glop. (Chicken ending)
He looked up at the sky and looked down at the sea --
Sea-hi-dee, free-hi-dee, whee-hi-dee-way.
And he turned and went home and had cookies and tea --
That's hi-dee, all hi-dee, I have to say.

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Write your own hippo poem including three examples of figurative language
source: http://faculty.weber.edu/chansen/humanweb/projects/MeghanUng/hippopoems.htm

HERstory

This month is Woman's History month.  Many people call history her-story to recognize the accomplishments of women.Visit the link (Woman's HERstory Month click here) and select one of the herstorical events that you think was the most important.  In your write in three to four sentences why the event was important, one way history would be different without the event, and a woman who you think is making herstory today.

source: http://www.timeforkids.com/news/womens-history-milestones/9731

Fall Back...Spring Forwar

Daylight Saving Time

 sun dial used to determine sun time

Standard time is determined by checking clocks against a sundial. When the Sun is directly overhead and shadows are at their shortest, it is said to be noon. Many areas do not observe true Sun time due to political and social borders.

During the First World War, Germany instituted a daylight saving program to save power. They ordered everyone to set their clocks ahead by one hour, or one hour ahead of standard Sun time. Doing this made it so that it was light longer into the evening, saving their country energy in the form of electricity.

In 1918 the United States began a similar policy. Today, most countries around the world observe Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time usually begins in April and ends in October in the Northern Hemisphere, after which clocks are set back to standard Sun time.

Imagine you are a world government.  If you could control time how would you change it and why?  Write three to four sentences to explain your response. How does the caption help you understand the image?  Make sure you answer all three questions in your response.

 

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Research and find one of the regions of the world that does not observe day light savings time.  Where is it and why don't they practice the time change.

source: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0024-daylight-savings-time.php