Aphorisms

Grade Level:

9

Subject:

Language Arts

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Goal Summary:

Students will use prior knowledge of idioms to produce a poster that visualizes literal and defines figurative meaning of words and phrases. Students will then transfer knowledge to identify literal and figurative meaning in aphorisms in writing. Students will learn and practice MLA formatting.

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How is a speaker's or author's complex purpose (main idea) communicated through simple language?

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