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Table of Contents

Unit Texts

Grade 8, Unit 5 Student Reader
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Writing Tasks

S-2: Comprehension Task “Metaphorically Speaking”
S-4: Metaphors Are All Around Us
S-6: Studying Klinkenborg’s “Several Short Sentences About Writing”
S-8: Metaphorically Speaking “Why Not Put Off Till Tomorrow…?”
S-11: The Final Assignment: Application and Analysis

Charts for Discussion

S-1: Metaphorically Speaking
S-1: Time Is Money
S-6: Important or Confusing Moments in “Several Short Sentences About Writing”
S-8: Important or Confusing Moments in “Why Not Put Off Till Tomorrow…”
S-10: What Makes Metaphorical Language Effective

Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-3: Criteria for a Good Discussion
S-3: Metaphors in Everyday Life
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