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It sometimes is difficult to explain in words the concept of connotation and denotation.
Connotation
The emotion or feeling(s) associated with a word: Positive, Negative or Neutral
Denotation
The Dictionary Definition
Smile Grin Smirk
Youthful Young Childish
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
IRONYis a hard concept to teach. I have developed a series of exercises I use at the beginning of class to help make the "AHA Moment" happen. Here is an example of how I teach IRONY. This activity comes from my sister site
Watch the following video carefully. Write your answer on your index card. Find at LEAST 2 (TWO) examples of IRONY in the short film. Your answer needs to be in complete sentences. Complete sentences, i.e. written with proper grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and with a subject and verb. Again, give 2 (TWO) examples of irony in the video and EXPLAIN why that event was IRONIC.
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As I have said before, IRONYis a hard concept to teach. I have developed a series of exercises I use at the beginning of class to help make the "AHA Moment" happen. HERE GOES...
Watch the short video. Which of the three types of Irony is being illustrated in the video? Defend your answer.
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INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK IRONY PAGE
Irony
Page 7
IRONY
NOTES
Definition of Irony: Irony is the contradiction between what happens and what is expected. There are three types of Irony:
Situational Irony: Irony that occurs when something happens that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters or the audience.
Verbal Irony: Irony that occurs when something contradictory is said, i.e. Sarcasm.
Dramatic Irony: Irony that occurs when the audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not.
One of the short stories I like to use to teach irony, foreshadowing, inferencing, characterization, (dynamic, static, flat), symbolism, and suprise endings is "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry. Here is one of the many activites we do to work with this classic short story: I call it BE THE ILLUSTRATOR. I have divided an abriged version of the story up into sections that each require an illustration. Before we start, I let students know that "IF YOU ARE NOT GOOD WITH PEOPLE...DON'T DRAW PEOPLE! Use things that represent the people (good time to talk about symbolism with your students too.). I give them a few class session (maybe three 20 to 30 minutes segments of class) to work on it(where I can help) then what ever is left is for them to finish on their own before the test on the last leaf. Enjoy!
What kind of activities do you use to solidify the plot line of a story? Let us know here at The Things You Can Read.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of the Written Word
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time, I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of the Written Word
Don't Forget To Be Awesome!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time, I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
DO NOW: OCTOBER 17 & 18, 2016 Conflicts/Complications
1. After breaking his mother's favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
TEST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY:
Conflict/Complications which includes the major types!
DO NOW: OCTOBER 20 & 21, 2016
Linda wants nothing more than to see her children happy, but her youngest has asked for a Robo-Kite, the hottest toy of this holiday season. After many hours of searching, Linda finally finds one at a department store, but Bruce finds it at the same time, and his son Robert wants it equally bad. Join Linda as she battles with Bruce to acquire a hot consumer item and learns a lesson about life and the holiday spirit along the way.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time, I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
A series of events that includes the conflict and complications of the story.
A.
Exposition
B.
Rising Action
C.
Falling Action
D.
Resolution
E.
Initiating Event
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time, I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here
