Young writers needn't be self-involved to craft a conceit. Directions for how to craft this form of extended metaphor, models, and a worksheet are all included in the packet.

Concepts

poetry writing, metaphors, descriptive writing, sensory details, sensory language

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring in horse chestnuts (or a snail shell) and model for class members how to play conkers
• Have the whole class contribute to a conceit to model the process
• Ask poets to include an illustrations of their object and post the poems about the room

Pros

• The packet includes complete directions, a model conceit, and a template for the worksheet

Cons

• None