9 th Lit Warm Up Match each definition to the correct literary term from the Word Bank This occurs when an author gives the reader hints about what will happen in the story Authors convey this through the words actions thoughts and appearance of the people in the story ID: 760386
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
9
th
Lit Warm Up:
Match each definition to the correct literary term from the Word Bank.
This occurs when an author gives the reader hints about what will happen in the story.
Authors convey this through the words, actions, thoughts, and appearance of the people in the story.
This occurs when we know something the characters in the story do not.
This is the sequence of events in a story.
WORD BANK: foreshadowing, plot, dramatic irony, characterization
Slide29th Lit Agenda for Today
Intro Notes:
Roald Dahl
Irony, allusion, and
f
oreshadowing
Guided Reading: “Lamb to the Slaughter
”
Slide3About the Author: Roald Dahl
Slide4About the Author: Roald Dahl
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.
Slide5Literary 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
Slide6Verbal 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
.
Write down one example of your own.
Lonely Sarcastic Guy Video
Slide7Dramatic Irony
When we, the audience, know something that the characters in the story don’t knowCan have tragic or comedic consequencesIn a horror movie, we know the killer is upstairs, but the girl runs up there anyway
Write down one example from the
video
Write down one example of your own
Shaun of the Dead: Oblivious to the Zombies
Slide8Situational Irony
When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what we’d expectWrite down one example from the video.
Slide9More Situational Irony Examples
Slide10More Situational Irony Examples
Slide11More Situational Irony Examples
Slide12More 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
Slide13More 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.
Slide14“Lamb to the Slaughter” Contextual Vocabulary
Anxiety (n): Stress, worry
Punctual (
adj
): On time; not late
Exhausted (
adj
): Very tired
Peculiar (
adj
): Strange, unusual
Exceptionally (
adv
): Extremely
Slide15Summarizer
Make a mind map with the word “LAMB.” What connotations does this word bring to mind?