URL: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ntZCLMZUvd8

File type: Video

Watch Clip - Pulley (PULLEY.m4v - 2920 K)

Description

Students create metaphors for this simple machine, by listing qualities of it, then naming other things that share those qualities, and finally making poetic comparisons without using "like", "as", or other literal language. They share their rationale in class discussion. Total time for warm up: 15-20 minutes.

EXAMPLE: Human progress is a pulley system.
(It looks like it is spinning in circles, but in the big picture, things are moving forward)

Format

Teacher/Student Reference