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Activity 27
                                                                                 • This activity promotes talking
                                                                                   about the poem while using
                                                                                   comparatives. If the poems
                                                                                   the students are working with
                                                                                   have plenty of comparatives
                                                                                   and superlatives, you could use
                                                                                   them to reflect upon how
                                                                                   they’re used.

                                                                                 • Tell them to add -er to           T
                                                                                   adjectives with one or two
                                                                                   syllables or the word more to    rack 17
                                                                                   longer adjectives when making
                                                                                   comparisons. Add -est to short
                                                                                   adjectives, or the word most
                                                                                   with longer adjectives when
                                                                                   using superlatives.
                                                                                 • Although comparatives are
                                                                                   usually thought of as more/-er
                                                                                   than..., remind your students that
                                                                                   they can compare things in a
                                                                                   negative way by using ‘-less’
                                                                                   or antonyms.

                                                                                 • Make sure students use
                                                                                   adjectives when expressing
                                                                                   their impressions about what the
                                                                                   poem means. Use the sentences
                                                                                   they wrote to show how and
                                                                                   where they can include them.
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                                                                                       definitions: wrath (n.):ira
                                                                                       (cólera, enojo)



































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