Fill in any FOUR (4) vocabulary words with a simile, metaphor & analogy.
(Use the back of this paper if necessary.)
Recall that a simile is a comparison using the words like
or as…
for
example……”A graph is like a road on a map”
Recall that a metaphor is a direct comparison suggesting that a concept is a word that
quickly brings to mind a related picture --
for
example …..”infinity is a bottomless sea”
Recall that an analogy is an enhanced simile or metaphor…it gives added emphasis,
more detail….
for
example…..”infinity is a bottomless sea with numbers swimming on forever.”
Concept |
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Metaphor |
Analogy |
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decimal |
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denominator |
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reciprocal |
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numerator |
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percent |
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algorithm |
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benchmark |
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*from
Mower, Pat (PhD), ”Algebra Out Loud, Learning Mathematics Through Reading and
Writing Activities”,
2003, Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint