1. January 8, 2014 Irony Ho mework: W ork on unit 3 vocabulary. Test and assignments due on Friday January 17th! Holes quiz on chapters 1-7 this Friday (January 10th) Media center checkout tomorrow! O bjective: I can define and identify irony in text. Wa rm Up (in your composition book) C opy today's date and the objective into your comp book. In your notes, copy down the following question and answer it. What do people mean when they say, "isn't it ironic?" Look up the definition of irony in the back of your Literature book and copy it into your notes.

2. Irony The contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. Th ink about Camp Green Lake...in spite of the name, there is no lake and hardly anything is green.

3. 3 COMMON TYPES OF IRONY Irony - t he contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens Verbal (spoken) Situational Dramatic

4. VERBAL th e contrast between what is said, and what is actually meant - SARCASM Example...your friend draws a really ugly picture and you say, "Nice work, Picasso."

5. SITUATIONAL - th e most common form of irony, the contrast between what happens and what was expected (or what would seem appropriate). Example...you save up for months to buy yourself something and then your parents end up getting it for your birthday. Let's take a look at some more examples....

6. 1.If someone’s house burns down, you wouldn’t expect it to be a _________________’s house. 2.If someone dies of a heart attack you wouldn’t expect it to be a ____. 3.You wouldn’t expect a flood to occur in ________. 4.You wouldn’t expect someone to starve to death in a _____ 5.You wouldn’t expect a lifeguard to die by ________. 6.If someone’s child was failing every subject, you wouldn’t expect it to be _________________’s child.

11. What is ironic about this picture? Explain it in as much detail as you can.

12. DRAMATIC the con trast between what the character thinks to be true and what we, the reader or viewer, know to be true. Example...just about any cheesy horror movie. Why?

13. Ironic by Alanis Morissette We will now listen to the song by Alanis Morrissette entitled "Ironic." You can follow along with the lyrics on the SmartBoard or simply listen, but you need to pay attention to the lyrics.

14. An old man turned ninety-eight / He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay (a type of white wine) / It's a death row pardon two minutes too late Isn't it ironic... don't you think Chorus…It's like rain on your wedding day / It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take / Who would've thought... it figures Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly / He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought, "well isn't this nice..."(sarcasm) And isn't it ironic... don't you think Repeat Chorus Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face It's a traffic jam when you're already late / It's a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic... don't you think A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think... Repeat Chorus Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out, helping you out(sarcasm)

15. In his conversations with Stanley, Mr. Sir makes several references to Girl Scouts and how Camp Green Lake is not a Girl Scout's camp. At the end of the story, however, Stanley tells us that Camp Green Lake was actually turned into a Girl Scout camp, a great example of situational irony.

16. See if you can identify other examples of irony as we read chapters 4-6.

17. examples of irony

18. Chapter 4 What kind of tattoo does Mr. Sir have? What does this tell you about him? Chapter 5 Why do the boys call Mr. Pendanski "Mom?" Does the nickname suit him? Why or why not? Chapter 6 Why don't the boys believe Stanley when he tells them he stole the sneakers? Review questions...

19. Homework: Work on unit 3 vocabulary. Test and assignments due on Friday January 17th! Holes quiz on chapters 1-7 this Friday (January 10th) Media center checkout tomorrow!