Day 31 – Irony, POV, and LOTF essay

Objectives1. Identify and Understand Predicate Nominative and

Predicate Adjectives

2. Understand and analyze irony in literature

Homework:

LOTF essay due Thursday 10/15- Must submit to turnitin.com

Study Literary terms

English I- Test Monday

Warm Up

Identify DO/IO in the sentences below:

1.I am a teacher and I grade papers for the students.

2.Mom threw Jerry the ball.

3.The math teacher, Mrs. Snied, loves teaching students and giving her fellow teachers a break.

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Compose a paragraph addressing the following topic and use citations from the novel correctly. Choose either Ralph or Jack and explain which is the more effective leader. You must prove your viewpoint with evidence from the novel. Be sure to include all the proper elements of a good paragraph: an introduction sentence, a topic sentence, body sentences with quotes and explanation/interpretation, and a restated topic sentence.

This assignment is due Thursday, 10/15.

It should be typed, double spaced, Times New Roman 12.

It must be submitted through turnitin.com

Using Quotes in Essays

Quotations do not speak for themselves. They must be introduced and explained/interpreted.

Ex. Lead in + “Quote”+ (pg #). Explanations/Interpretation.

After the quote, you must put the page number inside the parentheses and place the period afterward. Do not write “pg.” or “p.” Just the number!

Avoid using the expressions “This quote proves that” or “This quote shows.”

The ending of Lord of the Flies is not an optimistic one. Rather than concluding the story with a

joyful rescue, William Golding uses negative diction to finish the plot and prove his final point. Golding’s

word choice in the final paragraphs of the novel is undoubtedly pessimistic. As he sets the final scene,

he writes, “the whole island was shuddering with flame” (201). Flames are obviously destructive, and

they seem to physically hurt the island, which is personified as shuddering and shaking in pain. Later the

island is described as “scorched up like dead wood” and as “burning wreckage” (202). Clearly, Golding

wants the reader to focus on the utter destruction of the island rather than on the promising salvation

offered by the arrival of the naval officer. Like the island that shakes in pain, Ralph, too, shakes in

sorrow as he finally lets himself cry. It is now that “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of

man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (202). Ralph finally realizes

what they have really done. The boys, removed from all structure of civilization, gradually give in to

lawlessness and chaos, and doing so causes them to ultimately kill one another and set their own

environment ablaze. Golding uses specific and negative diction here to emphasize his ultimate point—

left to his own evil nature, man, like a fire blazing out of control, is capable of destroying all that is good.

Label introduction sentence.Highlight the topic sentence.Circle the lead in. Underline the quotes and citations. Highlight the explanation/interpretation.Label the restated topic sentence.

Part I: Evaluate the quotes below. Put a check mark next to quotes that are smoothly integrated. Circle the letters of quotes that need work? Explain.

a. Piggy concludes, “If you’re scared of someone you hate him but you can’t stop thinking about him. You kid yourself he’s all right really, an’ then when you see him again; it’s like asthma an’ you can’t breathe. I tell you what. He hates you too, Ralph —” (93). Piggy accurately assesses that Jack’s cruel words will not stop at words. Further, he fears that unless someone intervenes, Jack’s uninhibited hate will lead to something dire.

b. On page 93 Piggy says to Ralph, “If you’re scared of someone you hate him but you can’t stop thinking about him. You kid

yourself he’s all right really, an’ then when you see him again; it’s like asthma an’ you can’t breathe. I tell you what. He hates you too, Ralph —.”

c. Piggy recognizes that Jack’s words are fueled by hate: “If you’re scared of someone you hate him but you can’t stop thinking

about him. You kid yourself he’s all right really, an’ then when you see him again; it’s like asthma an’ you can’t breathe. I tell you what. He hates you too, Ralph —” (93). Piggy correctly identifies Jack’s demonic nature and warns Ralph that Jack only means trouble.

d. “If you’re scared of someone you hate him but you can’t stop thinking about him. You kid yourself he’s all right really, an’

then when you see him again; it’s like asthma an’ you can’t breathe. I tell you what. He hates you too, Ralph —” (93). Piggy is scared of Ralph.

Part II: Write a lead-in for the quotes below. Remember the lead-in should identify who is speaking to whom, state when this is taking place, and/or provide the necessary background or context needed to introduce the quote. You may choose to write either a partial or full sentence.

Full sentence set-ups end with a “:” Partial sentence set-ups end with a “,”

1.___________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________“If I blow the conch and they don’t come back; then we’ve had it. We shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued” (92).

2. _____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________“If I blow the conch and they don’t come back; then we’ve had it. We shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued” (92).

Part III: Write an explanation/interpretation for the quotes below. Remember your explanation must include an analysis that describes HOW the evidence proves the main idea set out in the topic sentence. Note: Although no topic sentence is provided in the examples below, you should still be able to analyze the quotes.

1. Jack quickly seizes power by silencing the voices of others: “We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter? It’s time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us” (102).____________________________________________

2. Despite popular opinion, Simon does not shy away from denying the beast’s existence: “I don’t believe in the beast” (105). ______________________________________________________________

Irony

The Necklace

•Complete a graphic organizer using information from “The Necklace”

Figurative language

Whenever you are describing something by comparing it to something else, you are using figurative language

Simile and metaphor

Simile-> comparing one thing to another by using “like” or “as”.

Ex: You jump from tree to tree like a squirrel.Metaphor-> comparing one thing to another without using “like” or “as”.

Ex: You are a so agile! You are a squirrel.

Personification and hyperbole

Personification-> giving non-human things the characteristics of a human.

Ex: the dog yelled, “I’m hungry!”Hyperbole -> a gross exaggeration that is not believable.

Ex: I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse!

Onomatopoeia and Alliteration

Onomatopoeia -> the use of a word to imitate the natural sound made by an object.

Ex: Bang! The door slammed shut.Alliteration -> The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.

Ex -> She sells sea shells by the seashore.

NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW

NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW

Definition: The perspective in which the author writes/speaks.

This is the position from which the author listens in and recounts the story. Depending on their vantage point, the author will know more or less information.

TYPES OF NARRATIVE POINT OF VIEW

1.First Person2.Third Person Limited3.Third Person Omniscient4.Third Person Objective

FIRST PERSON• The narrator is a character in the story.

You only get their view of the events in the story and only their thoughts.

• The narrator doesn’t have to be a major character.

• The reader must question the reliability/trustworthiness of the narrator.

THIRD PERSON LIMITED• The narrator has a view of a single character.

They know the thoughts of that character but no others.• Can be a major or minor character.• This is an inside view of one character.

THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT• Omniscient = The narrator knows all.• The narrator knows the thoughts,

feelings, and actions of any character.• They are also aware of what is going

on in the world.

THIRD PERSON OBJECTIVE• The events of the story are told through

a narrator who doesn’t know the thoughts of any character.

• “Facts” of the story as told by an observer.

• This is a “Camera View” as the reader is viewing the actions of the story but must infer the thoughts/meanings present.

• This is like watching a movie or play.

HOW CAN YOU TELL?

Answer these questions about a story:

1. Who tells the story?

2. How much does the narrator know?

3. How far does the narrator look inside the characters and report their thoughts and feelings?

4. Does the narrator strike you as reliable?

5. What effect is gained by the narrator? How does the POV shape the theme?

GROUP ACTIVITY

• Pick a story:• The Story of an Hour• The Scarlet Ibis• The Necklace

• Answer the 5 questions concerning finding POV.

• Identify what POV it utilizes.

• You must write it down.

Closure 3-2-1• Write three things you learned about irony

• List two examples of irony in LotF.

• Write one question you still have about irony.