Mrs. Cheney's students write

I spend a lot of time teaching my students to write. This week we're working on using figurative speech, specifically similes, metaphors, and personification. I'd like to share a few of the sentences my students composed.

• She hit the tennis ball like a train hits a cow.
• The boat moved through the water like my dad's diesel going over an overpass in Salt Lake.
• I hurried down the sidewalk like a bunny getting shot at hurries down a path.
• The stream flowed quickly like snot runs out of my neighbor's nose.
• The stream flowed quickly like the fingers of that girl texting in the corner.
• The stream flowed quickly as if someone flushed a huge toilet.
• The dog was smart like Malcolm X.
• I hurried down the sidewalk, its hills and grooves like my dad's stomach.
• The stream flowed down the mountain as if it was a man late to the next life.
• The carpet was soft like my grandpa's belly.
• I hurried down the sidewalk like a hobo after a ham sandwich.
• I felt sad, as if I lost my iPod.
• The building looked sleek and new like my dad's head.
• The building looked sleek and new like my hair after I got it straightened.
• The boat moved through the water like a comb through my hair after I just put tons of conditioner on it.
• The building looked like it had just got its braces off, so sleek and new.
• The carpet was so soft it was like walking on clowns.

Ha! These kids make me laugh. I love my job.