2013-06-29 - 1:13 p.m.
Lost and FOUND METAPHORS in reading
Goal: for you to become more aware of the metaphorical seas that you are swimming in. Metaphors are everywhere, to such an extent that many people forget that what they are hearing or reading is metaphorical language. Folk wisdom has it that the last thing that a fish would recognize is the water that it is swimming in. Similarly, we tend to become unaware of how much of our thinking and language is metaphorical. By doing this assignment WE MUST NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPENED...METAPHORICALLY...ON THAT DAY
Assignment requirement
Come up with ten found metaphors each week using the following format. These will be due on either Thursday or Friday each week depending on the schedule.
To do this assignment, you will need to expand your reading. Because metaphors are everywhere, you can read anything to find them, including cereal boxes. Also, if you hear parents or teachers use them in speaking, you can use it
1. �Problems that fueled a piece of professional writing� (8).
Source: The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing by John Ramage
Critical thinking Question: is writing really literally an electro-chemical process that requires gasoline?
Date found: 6/21/13
2. �When we sailed off to college� (28)
Source: The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing by John Ramage
Critical thinking question: is going to college really similar to sailing? Is sailing easy or really difficult?
Date found 6/25/13
3. �Sharing a potluck of links, not food�
Source: New York Times article title from 6/29/13
Critical thinking question: in what way is an internet page with numerous links like a potluck? In what way is it different?
Date found 6/29/13
