| Term | Definition |
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| Irony | an author's technique... when an author leads you to believe that one thing is going to happen in a story, but something unexpected or completely opposite does *more than just a suprise ending |
| verbal irony | saying one thing but meaning another; AKA sarcasm |
| dramatic irony | a contradiction between what the character thinks/knows and what the reader/audience and the author know **horror movie* |
| Situational Irony | an event occurs that contridicts what the character(s) and the audience/reader know to be true based on the story and what the author knows is going to happen (when the irony is "on" the character(s) and the reader...) |
| Notes | In what section should you keep track of story elements by listing plot events, settings, characters, conflicts, symbols, and the point of view? |
| Thoughts | In what section should you write personal reactions by writing questions, making connections (text to self, world, text), writing opinions, making interpretations, comparing and contrasting, reacting to the story by putting down your emotions, and making predictions? |
| Picture | In what section should you draw a scene from the story and label important parts? |
| Paragraph | In what section should you write a paragraph that explains the Irony by including the type and whether it's dramatic, situational, or verbal? |
| Jimmy Valentine | In "A Retrieved Reformation," who was the main character? |
| third person | In "A Retrieved Reformation," what was the point of view? |
| Arkansas | In "A Retrieved Reformation," what state were they in? |
| Ben Price | In "A Retrieved Reformation," what is the name of the detective that is looking for Jimmy? |
| Ralph D. Spencer | In "A Retrieved Reformation," what was the name Jimmy decided to hide under? |
| Shoe | In "A Retrieved Reformation," what kind of shop did Jimmy open? |
| Annabel Adams | In "A Retrieved Reformation," who was Jimmy going to marry? |
| prison | In "A Retrieved Reformation," what place did jimmy just get out of? |
| Agatha | In "A Retrieved Reformation," Jimmy has to open up a vault to let a person out of it. What is the name of this person? |
| Verbal | In "A Retrieved Reformation," Jimmy said that he did not break into or steal anything. What kind of Irony is this? |
| Dramatic | In "A Retrieved Reformation," Annabelle does not know that Jimmy is a criminal, but we do. What kind of irony is this? |
| Situational | In "A Retrieved Reformation," Jimmy has to us his tools the day he planned to give them away. What kind of Irony is this? |
| Billy Weaver | In "The Land Lady," who was the main character? |
| Bath, England | In "The Land Lady," what was the setting? |
| third person | In "The Land Lady," what was the point of view? |
| to find a job | In "The Land Lady," why did Billy go to Bath? |
| person vs. self | In "The Land Lady," Billy needed to find a place to stay for the night. What type of conflict is this? |
| The Bell and Dragon | In "The Land Lady," what was the name of the pub Billy was to find? |
| taxidermy | In "The Land Lady," what is it called when people stuff animals? |
| Dramatic | In "The Land Lady," the lady seemed strange, but Billy was oblivious to it. We caught on though that the parrot and dog did not move, the place smelled wierd, the guest book had only two people and they were from 2-3 years ago, the place was cheap to stay at, and the tea tasted wierd, like the lady's smell. What kind of Irony is this? |
| Della | In "The Gift of the Magi," who was the main character? |
| Jim | In "The Gift of the Magi," who was Della's husband? |
| third person | In "The Gift of the Magi," what was the point of view? |
| Person vs. self | In "The Gift of the Magi," Della did not have enough money to buy Jim a present for christmas. What type of conflict is this? |
| Situational | In "The Gift of the Magi," Della gave up her prized posession to get a gift to go with Jim's prised posession, but Jim gave up his prized posession to get a gift to go with Della's prized posession that she had given away. Neither us or the characters knew what was going to happen, only the author knew. What kind of Irony is this? |
| Norma | In "The Midnight Sun," who was the main character? |
| Mrs. Bronson | In "The Midnight Sun," What was the name of the old lady that Norma took car of? |
| Suzy | In "The Midnight Sun," What was the name of the little girl that was moving away in the beginning of the show? |
| New York City | In "The Midnight Sun," what was the setting? (which city did it take place) |
| Third person | In "The Midnight Sun," what was the point of view? |
| person vs. nature | In "The Midnight Sun," the earth was going off its orbit, causing strange weather. What kind of conflict is this? |
| no | In "The Midnight Sun," a crazy man came into Norma's apartment and stole their water. Did her shoot anyone? |
| Situational | In "The Midnight Sun," we and the character did not know what was going to happen but the author did. We thought that Norma died because it was too hot and the earth was moving towards the sun, but the earth was really moving farther away from the sun and it was too cold. What kind of irony is this? |
| dramatic | In "The Marine Biologist," Diane did not know that George is not a marine biologist, but we and the author did. What kind of irony is this? |
| Verbal | In "The Marine Biologist," Elaine knocks on Kremer's door and says "nice organizer," although she did not mean it. What kind of irony is this? |
| Situational | In "The Marine Biologist," on the day george is on the beach pretending to be a marine biologist there is a whale washed up on the beach. George has to save it and finds out that kremers golf ball was stuck in it's blow hole. Meanwhile, Kremer gives Elain and organizer that does not stop beeping so when she is in a car with a guy he throws it out the window and it hits a lady. The lady wants elaine to pay her hospital bll but it was not Elaine's fault. So Elaine goes to the guy who threw it out the window to convince the lady that it was not her fault. She goes in with Jerry and a tape recorder and the guy finds her tape recorder and throws it out the window again. The lady who got hurt the first time just happens to have been kicked otu and is standing outside when the tape recorder hits her. Neither us or the characters knew that this was going to happen, but the author did. What type of irony is this? |
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