1. Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9 th Lit Warm Up: Match each definition to the correct literary term from the Word Bank. 1.This occurs when an author gives the reader hints about what will happen in the story. 2.Authors convey this through the words, actions, thoughts, and appearance of the people in the story. 3.This occurs when we know something the characters in the story do not. 4.This is the sequence of events in a story. WORD BANK: foreshadowing, plot, dramatic irony, characterization

2. 9 th Lit Agenda for Today Intro Notes: –Roald Dahl –Irony, allusion, and foreshadowing –Guided Reading: “Lamb to the Slaughter”

3. About the Author: Roald Dahl

4. Born in Wales in 1916 Best known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and other kids’ books Rebellious as a kid Served in British Air Force Died in 1990 Write down 5 facts from the video.video.

5. Literary Terms to Know: IRONY Irony is all about the contrast between expectation and reality. There are three main types of irony: –Verbal Irony –Dramatic Irony –Situational Irony

6. Verbal Irony Verbal Irony=Saying something when you actually mean the opposite. Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony that can be mean or hurtful. My computer crashed and I said, “Oh, that’s just perfect.” Write down one example from the video. video Write down one example of your own. Lonely Sarcastic Guy Video Lonely Sarcastic Guy Video

7. Dramatic Irony When we, the audience, know something that the characters in the story don’t know Can have tragic or comedic consequences In a horror movie, we know the killer is upstairs, but the girl runs up there anyway Write down one example from the video video Write down one example of your own Shaun of the Dead: Oblivious to the Zombies Shaun of the Dead: Oblivious to the Zombies

8. Situational Irony When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what we’d expect Write down one example from the video. video.

9. More Situational Irony Examples

12. More Literary Terms Allusion: A reference to something that would be familiar to the reader from history, art, culture, music, or another work of literature; for example, many characters in The Hunger Games are named after characters from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

13. More Literary Terms Foreshadowing: Hints about what is going to happen in a story. For example, in movies, a character who is shown coughing often turns out to have a terminal disease.

14. “Lamb to the Slaughter” Contextual Vocabulary 1.Anxiety (n): Stress, worry 2.Punctual (adj): On time; not late 3.Exhausted (adj): Very tired 4.Peculiar (adj): Strange, unusual 5.Exceptionally (adv): Extremely

15. Summarizer Make a mind map with the word “LAMB.” What connotations does this word bring to mind?