1. Warm-up
Read “The Talkative Turtle”. At the bottom of the page, write a moral for the story.
We will grade the open book quiz together

2. On your handout write the objective
Objective: Identify all three types of irony used in text.
Use page 480 to write down the definitions of all types of irony.
Verbal Irony mean-girls-irony
Situational Irony –
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Dramatic Irony
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3. Types of Irony Activity: Listen to the song
Highlight verbal irony in one color and situational irony in another.
Get with a partner and share your results.

4. Vocabulary
Write down the definition of the following words in context.

5. Since he wasn’t nice, the person gave him a diatribe, or harsh criticism
Harsh and abusive criticism

6. It had been a long and tiring day, so he was very somnolent
Def: drowsy

7. Darth Vader was peremptory toward others, so they did not argue with him
Def: commanding; not allowing debate

8. Surreptitiously
Def: in a sneaky way

9. The karate expert had natural athletic proclivities.
Def: natural tendencies

10. Winning the lottery was ineffable; therefore, I couldn’t describe it.
Def: too great to describe

11. The Ransom of Red Chief
1. As you read the story, take note of at least one example of each type of irony. Write this in your grid that was provided (note the page number)
2. On the bottom of the left page, answer the following questions
1. Where is the story set?
2. In what point of view is the story told?
3. Who are the characters?
4. What do they plan to do?
5. What problems do they face (list two)?
6. How does the story end?
4. On the top of the left page, process with a flow map of events (eight boxes)