1. Proverbs
Jayson Ramirez

4. Proverbs
What is a Proverb?

5. Proverb Definitions
-Popular sayings that give advice on how to live your life
-Show cultural values and physical environment

6. Common Features of Proverbs
1) Passed down orally through time
2) Use words in a way that makes them memorable
rhyme
repetition
strong images
3) Uses Metaphors

7. Metaphors

8. Proverb/Metaphor Examples
Birds of a feather flock together
A stitch in time saves nine
Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket

9. Cultural Proverbs
1) The sleeping lobster is carried away in the stream- Peru
2) A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly- Haiti
3) The mouth which eats does not talk- Middle East
4) Measure a thousand times and cut once- Turkey

10. WHAT PROVERBS DO YOU KNOW?

11. Handout

12. Group Excercise
Discuss possible meaning of assigned proverbs from the world proverbs handout
Discuss life experiences that reflect lessons in assigned proverbs
As a group come up with a modern day proverb

13. Charades Hints -Nonverbally communicate assigned Proverb
-Start off by communicating number of words
(estimating)
- Number of syllables- Place fingers on arm to represent
- Short word- Thumb & Index together
- Warmer- hand to face, like sweating
- Colder- shivering

14. Charades (cont) Class will be divide in half- 2 groups
Each group assigns presenter and selects a random cultural parable
Before beginning, presenter will tell the group the proverb’s country of origin
At end, each group will share the proverb(s) they selected, the country of origin, and what they thought it meant

15. What have we learned?
T or F - Proverbs are generally passed down through written form?
Proverbs are popular sayings that reflect advice on how to ____________.
Proverbs strongly reflect ____________ values.
A metaphor compares two ____________ things by saying one thing is the other.