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Identify and explain nonliteral expressions in conversation and text.
Teach students to identify and construct the meaning of irony, sarcasm, metaphor, lying, and humor in texts and conversation (Byrnes & Wasik, 2009)
Use metaphors, idioms, humor, and riddles as instructional tools.
Identify and discuss the writer’s point of view in narrative and expository texts.
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