It is helpful to be able to recognize and understand adages and proverbs in the stories you are reading.
Spark your thinking!
1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #74-Adages and Proverbs
2. Watch this intro video. Record 5 details on your recording page.
3. Read and review some of the more common traditional sayings to help you better understand the meaning of the text.
Proverb
- Proverb is a short, well-known saying stating a piece of advice or the general truth.
- It can be described as a statement of practical wisdom expressed in a simple way.
- It is based on common sense or a person’s practical experience. Proverbs are typically metaphorical or alliterative in form.
Examples
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Birds of a feather flock together.
- Rolling stones gather no moss.
- It is better to be smarter than you appear than to appear smarter than you are.
- Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
- Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Adage
- It is a short, common saying or phrase that tends to be old, known for decades or centuries.
- It refers to popular sayings that give advice.
- It expresses a general truth about people or the world.
- It could be based on facts. It can also come from a specific situation or job.
- It is similar to a proverb and proverbs could be adages.
Examples
- A penny saved is a penny earned .
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Better safe than sorry.
- Nothing ventured; nothing gained.
- You live, you learn.
- Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
NOTE
- An adage is sometimes called proverb.
- They are usually smaller than proverbs.
- So don’t worry about mixing both up, as they have mostly similar qualities.
4. Look up the meanings of 3 of the examples from step 3. Explain what it means in your own words.
5. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/english/adages/index.shtmlAdages