1. Warm Up
In your own words, list and define the following literary terms to the best of your ability:
Plot
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Irony

2. Learning Goal
I will be able to define irony and identify examples of this literary element by taking notes, synthesizing the notes into my own words, and completing a practice activity.

3. Note Taking Format TERM NOTES MY TRANSLATION Literary Term
Name
Date
Period
NOTES MY TRANSLATION
Literary Term
(You will record your notes in this column)
(You will record your translation in this column)
Short Story Unit

4. Review: Plot Climax Falling Action Rising Action Antecedent Action
Inciting Incident
Resolution (Denouement)
Exposition

5. Literary Term: Irony
Irony is a contradiction between appearance and reality—it is the difference between what is expected and what actually happens.

6. Literary Term: Situational Irony
Situational Irony is when something happens in the story that contradicts the expectations of a character or the reader.
Example: A runner who trains hard would be expected to do well in a race. It would be ironic if she trained so hard that she overslept and missed the race.

7. Translate the notes you just took on IRONY into your own words.
(2 Minutes)

8. Situational Irony Continued…
A surprise ending often presents situational irony. The turn of events may be unexpected, but writers using irony build clues into the story that make the ending logical.
Example: In “The Necklace,” after working herself destitute for ten years to repay the necklace she lost, in the end she finds out that it was a fake.

9. Situational Irony Continued…
Ironies and surprise endings usually help communicate the story’s theme, or message about life. As you read, watch for surprises and think about what each may mean.
Example: The surprise ending in “The Necklace” communicates the insignificance of material things as a theme.

10. Translate the notes you just took into your own words.
(2 Minutes)

11. Review: Conflict
The primary struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot
Internal Conflict: Man vs. Self
External Conflict:
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Technology

12. Practice Activity: “Isn’t It Ironic?”
Each student will be provided a lyric sheet.
Refer to your notes defining irony and try to fill in the blanks with what would create an ironic situation.
You may work with a table partner, or within your quadrant.
At the end of the activity. We will hear the song to see how close you came to the correct answers.
Then you will work with your partner to create your own ironic situations that could be added to the song.

13. Exit Reflection
In your own words, define irony and explain how an author uses this literary device to communicate the theme of the story.