Figurative Language Lesson, Grades 6-8: Oxymoron & Paradox

Is "a quiet shout" a mistake, or a choice? In about 40 minutes, students learn the difference between an oxymoron (two opposite words side by side) and a paradox (a statement that seems to contradict itself but holds a truth), and explain how both parts can be true at once.

What's inside

• 18 slides, with speaker notes on every slide
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Poem Page, 1 page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers and "look for" notes on the open items
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Poem Page, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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