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Creative Comparions
Grade level: All levels
Objectives:
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A routine for creating metaphors
CREATIVE COMPARISONS
1. What do you see in the artwork? OR What do you think
PURPOSE:
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Creating metaphors help
you know about the topic?
learners understand unfamiliar
2. Compare: Choose a category from the list below or
subjects by linking them to
identify your own category.
what they already know
3. Imagine: If this topic/artwork was a kind of ___________
(category), what would it be?
4. Explain three ways that it compares to the target category
you selected.
Categories: Musical Instruments, Plants, Toys, Cities,
Painting, Artwork of all kinds, etc
Tips:
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Find familiar objects for each category.
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Begin by encouraging learners to observe the artwork or brainstorm ideas about the topic at
hand
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Keep a visible recorsd of learner’s idea.
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Use the routine when you want to help learners make connections between disparate elements
or ideas, or to stimulate new insights and solutions.