Figurative Language Lesson, Grades 6-8: Verbal Irony & Puns

"Thanks for wiping your paws," said Dad to a muddy dog. Does he mean it? In about 40 minutes, students learn that verbal irony says something different from what the speaker means, often the opposite, and that a pun plays on a word with two meanings or on two sound-alike words.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on every slide
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Poem Page, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers and "look for" notes on the open items
• Print-all PDF, 8 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Poem Page, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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