Reading and Writing Sahara, Unit 1 Explorations

 By Nate Feldman

Class Goal: Use analogies for descriptive writing/Identifying facts and speculations from reading sources 

Analogy: The building is over 250 years old.  That's older than the United States of America!  

That’s as old as the Egyptian pyramids.

That’s older than the Egyptian pyramids.

 Derinkuyu is perhaps 5,000 years old.  That’s as old as Korean civilization. 

 I entered the room.  It was really big.  It was large enough to fit a 20-story building.

 I live in a dirty apartment.  It’s as dirty as a trash can. 

I live in a beautiful apartment.  It’s as fancy as a palace. 

Your smile is as bright as the shining sun. 

My cat is so soft.  It’s as soft as a pillow.

 Penn State’s campus is bigger than SJU’s campus. 

I have an office.  It’s really big.  It’s as big as a football stadium. 

I live in a house.  It’s big.  It’s as big as my neighbor’s house.

I live in a house.  It’s big.  It’s as big as a ten-story office building. 

LTC computers are slow.  They are as slow as a turtle.

I entered a room.  It was as dark as a dungeon.  You could hear no sounds there.  It was quiet as the streets at night. 

Suddenly, I felt a pain.  It was as painful as a bee sting. 

 

Vocabulary from P.25 in the book: 

New York City is the principal city for economics in the USA. 

I was tired, but in spite of this, I stayed awake in class.

I failed the test, but in spite of this, I was still able to pass the level. 

 

Answers from P.25

1. How does the writer describe the river?

*crowded (was so crowded that we could hardly move)

*enjoying the cool breeze

*peaceful

*things near the river (massive skyscrapers and golden temples)

 

How did the writer feel about the river?

The author felt it was peaceful (it was a good experience)

 Practice writing assignment: 

*We read about someone’s experience on the Chao Phraya River in Thailand.  What is a place you know?  Describe it for us.