Monday, February 24

Objective: Students will be able to analyze the situational irony in a story to determine if it’s being used effectively.

Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice #2

1. Kevin asked his girlfriend if she was mad at him and she retorted, "No."  Is she really mad?  Explain why or why not.

2. When might you offer someone your condolences?

3. What might cause you to feel languor?

4. If a couple has a fight followed by a reconciliation, are they still together?  Explain why or why not.

5. When might a person need succor?

Today: 1) Go over Subjects and Verbs: PRACTICE 1

2) Note-taking: Situational Irony: when the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs.  Situational irony is used to create surprise.

Omniscient Narrator: someone who knows everything about everyone in a story and can read each character's thoughts

3) Class will read "The Interlopers" on pg. 150.

4) Read "The Trapper Trapped" on pg. 156.

5) Writing Assignment: Make Your Own Fable: Modeled after "The Trapper Trapped," write your own fable which teaches its readers a moral lesson and ends with an instance of situational irony.  Things to Remember: 1) Fables use animals instead of humans.  2) Fables end with a moral lesson.  3) Fables have a surprise ending.  This assignment is worth 20 points: 10 for length (15-20 sentences), 5 for moral lesson, 5 for ironic ending.

Exit Slip: How is situational irony used at the end of “The Interlopers?”  Do you believe it is being used effectively?  Why or why not?  How does the fable, "The Trapper Trapped," relate to "The Interlopers?"  Explain. 
 Homework: Finish your fable.  Vocabulary Quiz #2 on WEDNESDAY!!!