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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

Danielle Buchanan EDTC 4001--001 East Carolina UniversitySecondary English Education

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Lesson Objectives SWBAT define (Bloom’s lower-level knowledge and understanding) and identify the three types of irony.

SWBAT create (Bloom’s Synthesis)a comprehension chart while reading “The Necklace.”

SWBAT discuss (Bloom’s Comprehension) irony in literature, everyday life, and the media.

SWBAT verify (Bloom’s Evaluation) their understanding of irony by communicating through the assigned VoiceThread.

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Teacher Page

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Lesson Notes ESL Suggestions

An  ESL  summary  of  "The  Necklace"  can  be  found  at  the  following  link.    This  link  also  provides  English  to  Spanish  vocabulary  for  this  particular  short  story.    

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Lesson Notes When to use this Lesson

Pre-­‐Assessment This  lesson  can  be  used  as  a  pre-­‐assessment  to  determine  how  much  students  know  about  irony.    

This  lesson  contains  short,  interactive  activities  that  allow  studentsto  collaborate  with  one  another  to  work  out  and  discover  the  answers.

Common  Core/ELA  Standards  Addressed

9.L.5:  Demonstrate  understanding  of  figurative  language,  word  relationships,  and  nuances  in  word  meanings.

9.L.3:  Apply  knowledge  of  language  to  understand  how  language  functions  in  different  contexts,  to  make  effective  choices  for  meaning  or  style,  and  to  comprehend  more  fully  when  reading  or  listening.

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Irony

Three  different  types  of  IRONY  

DRAMATIC  

SITUATIONAL  

VERBAL

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Situational

Dramatic

Verbal

Which is which? Place each example into the appropriate IRONY book....

An unexpected event occursthat shocks the characters aswell as the reader.

You tell your friend, "Irony is sooooo fun to learnabout," even though you hatelearning about it.

In a sitcom, the audience knows what is about to happen, but the characters do not.

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Place Each Scenario into the Appropriate Column

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Checking for Understanding

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Fill in the Venn Diagram about Irony!

Verbal

Situational Dramatic

Label

Aka Sarcasm

The audience knows.

Unexpected event occurs.

"I love stepping in holes and twisting my

ankle."

You study all night long for

the wrong test. You play a

prank on an unsuspecting

victim.

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Verbal Verbal Verbal

Situational Situational Situational

Dramatic Dramatic Dramatic

Today, I Feel...Place a into the box relating to today's

activities.

Still Confused. Master at this. I understand.

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Resource Page

All images, tables, and activities included in this Notebook are from SMART 11 software.

Click Here for an IRONY Quiz

Click Here for information about East Carolina University College of Education

Click Here for ESL handouts for "The Necklace"

Click Here to access my Teacher Webpage