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Teach Figurative Language with Flocabulary [jwplayer file=https://s3.amazonaws.com/flocabulary/media-jrev/figurative-language-media.mp4 image=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/images-jrev/figurative-language-image.jpg]Listen to Flocabulary's new, free Figurative Language song. You'll learn all about puns, as well as metaphors, simile and more. Some call it wordplay. Some call them puns. But whether these double meanings make you giggle or make you groan, you should know what they are. Today, our servers are bringing you a big platter of puns and wordplay from rap, literature, advertising and more. When you're done reading, let us know whether you're a wordplay lover or a pun hater. PUN Definition: Wordplay that exploits the multiple meanings of words or words…

Use Word Clouds to Analyze the President's State of the Union Address Each year the president must address the nation. And since 1790, when George Washington gave the first State of the Union, the nation has listened closely to learn about the president's leadership priorities. But somewhere between 1790 and 2014, a new speech analysis was invented: the word cloud. In this lesson plan, students will use the word cloud to analyze previous State of the Union speeches, make predictions about this year's State of the Union speech, and then reflect on their predictions after they watch. The Lesson Plan 1.…