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DocuSign Envelope ID: CF1E5821-41D3-41CA-BE86-7063BD8D1470 <br /> IU <br /> COLLECTIVE NOUNS AND 30 WORD STORIES <br /> Purpose: This workshop serves as a good beginner-level exploration of metaphor <br /> as participants use collective nouns and the vocabulary related to them to create <br /> powerful descriptions. In addition,it emphasizes the practice of being concise in <br /> poetry as they are challenged to create narratives with only 30 words. <br /> • Review the definition of a metaphor with the class,explaining that <br /> metaphors can be created using a variety of different sentence/line <br /> structures and word orders. <br /> • Have the class help create a list of collective nouns on the board,helping <br /> them along with examples and grouping them into three categories: animals, <br /> military,and miscellaneous <br /> • The final list should look something like this: <br /> Animal Military Miscellaneous <br /> Pride Squad Garden <br /> Swarm Brigade Congregation <br /> Pack Battalion Parliament <br /> Flock Regiment Bouquet <br /> Pod Cavalry Mob <br /> Gaggle Infantry Procession <br /> Murder Fleet Reunion <br /> Herd Troop Gathering <br /> Hive Legion Crew <br /> Colony Force Parade <br /> Litter Invasion Blizzard <br /> • Instruct participants to write three poetic lines that use collective nouns to <br /> creative powerful descriptions with metaphor.Each line can describe a <br /> different event or scene, or they can all describe the same one.They should <br /> use the structure"a (collective noun) of(plural noun)" and follow the <br /> examples below: <br /> Ex. My mother cried a swarm of tears the day my grandfather died. <br /> It was so cold that my breath was a gathering of ghosts. <br /> She came to my doorstep with a bouquet of apologies. <br /> • Have participants share a line or two that they came up with. <br />