IDIOMS

PIECE OF CAKE

WHEN PIGS FLY!

WHEN PIGS FLY!

Meaning:
There is no chance of something ever happening.

I will clean my room when pigs fly.

RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

Meaning:
It is raining heavily.

It is raining cats and dogs outside!

TIME TO HIT THE BOOKS!

TIME TO HIT THE BOOKS!

Meaning:
To study hard.

Enough playing around, it is time to hit the books.

IDIOMS
!

Get your Language Arts composition book (or folder paper) and a pencil.
Smile at me when you have everything.

LANGUAGE ARTS
COMPOSITION BOOK??
Take notes on important parts of IDIOMS.
Definitions
Examples

WHAT IS AN IDIOM?
An idiom is a word or phrase that is not taken
literally.
Hidden meaning behind each idiom.

Are you actually hitting the books?

Do pigs really fly?

IDIOMS
Literal Expression
Figurative Meaning

Talk with your table group!

Why do you think people use

idioms when they can just say
the actual meaning?

BECAUSE
Writing and speech are more creative
and interesting!

SALT AND PEPPER?

BORING!

SPICES!
FLAVOR. COLOR. YUM.

I CAN
I can determine the literal expression of an
idiom.
I can determine the figurative meaning of an
idiom.
I can determine the meaning of an idiom in
texts.

IDIOMS
Literal Expression
What the words actually mean.

Figurative Meaning -

what does the phrase

mean?
Commonly understood meaning of the phrase.

WHEN PIGS FLY

Work Time: 1 minute

Literal Expression

Figurative Meaning

Lets Do This Together!

Literal Expression

When Pigs Fly

Figurative Meaning

Meaning: No chance of
something every happening.
Text: I will clean my room when
pigs fly.

RAINING CATS AND DOGS

Work Time: 5 minutes

Literal Expression

Figurative Meaning

Guiding Practice

RAINING CATS AND DOGS

Work Time: 5 minutes

Literal Expression

Figurative Meaning

Meaning: It is raining heavily.

Raining Cats and Dogs

Text: It is raining cats and

dogs at Grandmas house.

WORK WITH TABLE GROUP

Each table will be given an IDIOM.
Communicate with your table group about the
literal expression and figurative meaning is
of your idiom.
Write and draw ideas in composition book
(assessment) using T-chart.
Raise your hand, feel free to ask me for help!

7 MINUTES
1 dry erase board per table group
1 recorder (writes and draws quickly)
2 speakers (1 for literal, 1 for figurative)
EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES!

When you are done,

smile at Miss Saito

IDIOMS
Table 1 Break A Leg
I know you are giving a speech in front of the whole class today.
I just wanted to tell you break a leg!

Table 2 Keep It Under Your Hat

Im getting married, but keep it under your hat.

Table 3 Blow His Top

My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the
car.

Table 4 Horsing Around

Will your kids stop horsing around and pay attention?

Table 5 Rolling In Money

Look at that palace! The royal family must be rolling in money.

SHARING!

CAN YOU? YES? NO?

I can determine the literal expression of an
idiom.
I can determine the figurative meaning of an
idiom.
I can determine the meaning of an idiom in
texts.

ASSESSMENT
Complete handout.
Triple check!

Turn into PINK basket.

Read quietly until everyone is finished.
Share thoughts from each table.
Dismissal.