Objective: Today, we will review the definition of irony and site examples. we will also review vocabulary for the Interlopers and write a short story using vocabulary words and irony. Continue to use your best grammar and subject verb agreement because we will trade papers an peer edit at the end of class.
Warm - Up
1. Vocabulary, page 91 of soft holt reader.
2. Define Irony - three kinds:
IRONY
Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.
Three kinds of irony:
1. verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.
2. dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.
3. irony of situation is a discrepency between the expected result and actual results.
when something that happens is the opposite of what you expect to happen.
3. Play IRONIC song by Alanis Morrisette and hand out words. Identify examples of irony.
4. Each table can work together (one story per group)to create the following:
Write a short story.
Use at least three of your vocabulary words.
Identify it as 1st person, 3rd person or omniscient narrator.
Create an ironic ending.
You may use the following prompt to begin:
It was a typical Monday at Randolph...or so it seemed. For some reason, at 730 am, the halls were empty. There seemed to be no apparent reason......
HW - study literary device definitions for quiz on Wednesday
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