Objective: Students will be able to evaluate instances of verbal and dramatic irony in a story in order to determine whether the irony is being used effectively. Students will be able to evaluate the first-person narration in a story in order to determine if the narrator is unreliable.
Do-Now: Vocabulary Practice #1
1. What precluded us from coming to school on Monday?
2. How might an accused criminal gain impunity?
3. When might you want to seek retribution against someone?
4. What types of weather can cause great immolation?
5. Describe something of which you have a connoisseurship.
Today: 1) Introduce: Subject/Verb Agreement
2) Complete "Check Your Understanding" and "Practice 1" in the Subject/Verb Agreement Packet
3) Introduce verbal irony: when someone says something but really means the opposite (sarcasm). Verbal irony is used to emphasize the true meaning behind what the speakers says.
4) Begin reading "The Cask of Amontillado" pp. 174-176. Complete "Drawing Conclusions" questions #1-2.
Exit Slip: What does Montressor's motive for killing Fortunado show you about him? How is dramatic irony being used in the story? How is verbal irony being used in the story?
Homework: Vocabulary Quiz #3 on Monday, March 10. Subject/Verb Agreement Quiz on Wednesday, March 12. Unit Test #1 on Friday, March 14.
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