Irony and lamb to the slaughter intro lesson
- 2. UNIT OVERVIEW Big Idea: Change Can Be Unexpected 1. Irony 2. Essential Questions 3. Perspective ← You will be reading two stories that are about the Big Idea. ↑ You will be looking at how irony affects the story and the characters. You will be analyzing how the characters had different perspectives about unexpected change. ↓ You will be focusing on two essential questions. →
- 3. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS • How do people respond to unexpected change? • How do authors use irony to build mystery, tension, and surprise?
- 4. WHAT IS IRONY? • A Surprise! • It is the difference between what we expect to happen, and what actually does happen. • It is often used to add suspense and interest. • It is also used to keep the reader thinking about the moral of the story.
- 5. VERBAL IRONY • The simplest kind of irony. • You use it everyday when you say one thing and really mean another. • It is often similar to a sarcastic response. Example: • When you appear to be sick and someone asks you if you’re okay. You say “Of course!” But in the meantime you are vomiting and fainting and have 104 degree fever.
- 6. SITUATIONAL IRONY • Occurs when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what you thought it would be. Example: • The teacher’s daughter is a High School drop out. • The mayor’s wife gets caught stealing. • The chef won’t eat his/her own cooking. • The barber always needs a haircut.
- 7. DRAMATIC IRONY • Occurs when the audience knows something that the characters in the story, on the screen, or on the stage do not know. • This is used to engage the audience and keep them actively involved in the storyline.
- 8. DRAMATIC IRONY CONTINUED… Example: • In all of the Friday the 13th movies, we know Jason is in the woods. The characters do not. When they go out into the woods we are afraid for them because we know that they are in danger. We scream for them to run, we get excited when they fall, we cringe when we know that Jason is right behind the tree.
- 9. BY ROALD DAHL LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER
- 10. ROALD DAHL (1916 – 1990) • Born in Wales in 1916 and loved stories as a young child. • He was well traveled – story ideas came from his adventures. • Had 5 children with his first wife. • Dahl’s first kids book was The Gremlins in 1943. He was 27. • Dahl’s real (children's) career didn’t start until the 60’s after he had become a father.
- 11. DAHL’S CHARACTERS… Dahl’s stories are modern-day fairy tales. His universe is one of magical happenings, peopled by characters who are obviously good or obviously bad.
- 12. ‘THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE LAUGHED SO MUCH HIS TEETH RATTLED TOGETHER LIKE PENNIES IN A MONEYBOX.’ He uses descriptive language to build a vivid picture in the mind of the reader.
- 13. Dahl presents unusual and improbable events as ordinary. ‘They all peered down anxiously at the sharks who were cruising slowly round and round the peach.’ From James and the Giant Peach
- 14. FAMOUS CHILDREN’S BOOKS • James and the Giant Peach • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • The BFG • Danny, the Champion of the World • The Twits • The Witches • Boy • Going Solo • Matilda • The Magic Finger • Fantastic Mr. Fox • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator • The Enormous Crocodile • George’s Marvelous Medicine • The Giraffe and Pelly and Me • Esio Trot • The Vicar of Nibbleswicke • The Min Pins
- 15. THE EXTENDED ANTICIPATORY GUIDE Statement Agree Disagree Explain Women should make dinner for their husbands. Police officers’ lives are safer than other citizens’ lives Pregnant women need special, kind treatment Women should have interests outside of their families Detectives are good at noticing details Murderers always get caught eventually