This week Mrs. Yollis' class is reading
Poppa's New Pants by Angela Shelf Medearis. This humorous story has many similes and
tons of hyperbole.
(hi • per • bo •lee) Hyperbole is when a writer exaggerates to make a point.
The story is part of the Smart Solutions Unit. In the story, Poppa buys a brand new pair of pants. Unfortunately, they are too long and need to be
hemmed. He asks his relatives who are staying at the house to
mend them, but they are all too tired for the task.
The problem gets solved in a way that will leave you
laughing like a hyena!
Listen to the story here!
We cut a pair of pants out of paper to recreate the story. The pants were as long as a table cloth!
In the story, some strange things happened during the night. George, Poppa's grandson, is sleeping in the kitchen because the relatives are using his bed. Throughout the night, George hears strange noises and sees ghostly shapes in the dark kitchen. He balls up like an armadillo he is so frightened! By morning, it is revealed that Poppa's new pants got shortened!
Below, we recreated the story!
 |
| A "ghost" came and measured six inches! |
 |
| Drew a line... |
 |
| Snip! Snip! Snip! |
 |
| The pants were perfectly hemmed! |
 |
| A second "ghost" took the pants. |
 |
| Measured off six inches... |
 |
| Snip! Snip! Snip! Then added a hem! |
 |
| Shorter pants! |
 |
| The final helpful "ghost" took the pants and...measured off six inches. |
 |
| Snip! Snip! Snip! |
 |
The pants were too short for Poppa....
|
✂ ✂ ✂ ✂ ✂
Who can explain what happened?
Who were those "ghosts" during the night?
What was your favorite simile or hyperbole from the story?
Posts
