IDIOM INTERNET ASSIGNMENT

THIS IS A TWO PART, 50 POINT ASSIGNMENT - DUE

An idiom is an expression that has a meaning different from the meanings of its individual words.

For example: Just hanging around. Its literal meaning suggests that something is hanging.  We interpret it to mean that someone is lingering.  "Lost my head" does not mean a person has no head. We interpret it to mean a person did something unusual or behaved in an unusual manner (good or bad).

Unlike proverbs and similies, idioms have no fixed form and come in all sizes, shapes, and colors.

TWO PART ASSIGNMENT:
Use these websites to help you do your assignment
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms
http://www.idiomsite.com
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/idioms-and-their-meanings.html

Click on the apple(s) to navigate this site.
a1. COPY THE LIST BELOW AND WRITE THE MEANINGS REQUIRED. (Printable sheet at http://ginaotto.com/Part1idoimassignment.html)

c2. DRAW 8 IDIOMS -- INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

PART 1: Directions: On a separate piece of paper, write the idiom, then write the meanings of these frequently used idioms:

1. water under the bridge _________________________

2. pay through the nose ________________________

3. under the weather _____________________

4. go around in circles _____________________

5. out of the frying pan and into the fire________

6. make your hair stand on end _____________________

7. nose to the grindstone___________________

8. pie in the sky _____________________

9. fly off the handle_______________________

10. tongue in cheek _____________________

11. clean as a whistle__________________________

12. bury your head in the sand________________________

13. lay down the law_______________________

14. throw in the towel __________________________

15. jump on the bandwagon________________________

16. the ball is in your court________________

17. hold your horses_________________________

18. eat crow _______________________

19. a bad hair day ___________________________

20. bury the hatchet __________________________


PART 2: Choose eight (8) idioms - only three can be from the list above.  Fold a piece of 12 x 18 construction paper into 8 sections.  In each section write the idiom at the top, draw a picture of what it seems to mean, then at the bottom include a sentence that proves you understand the definition of the idiom.  All writing must be in ink!! - The pictures can be drawn in pencil, colored pencils, crayons, or markers. (See sample drawing at http://www.cccoe.net/social/STUDENTWKIDIOMS.htm)

ALL WORK MUST BE IN INK AND NEAT!!

EXTRA CREDIT 5 Pts.
b CHOOSE A LETTER OF THE ALPHABET FROM http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html
AND COPY THE QUIZ AND YOUR ANSWERS.

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