English 1 Honors—February 27, 2015• Bell work: What is the best gift you have ever

received? Why was this gift so special?– Put your bell work in the middle of the table for

me to collect.• Homework:– Study Island homework (plot) due tonight.– Independent Reading Project due next Friday.

Irony• Irony: when something turns out to be quite different than

expected.• Situational irony: occurs when an event contradicts the

expectations of the characters or the reader.• Dramatic irony: a form of irony in which the reader or

audience knows more about the circumstances or future events than the characters within the scene.

• Verbal irony: occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite.

Verbal Irony

Examples of Irony

The Gift of the Magi

• The title is an allusion to the story of the three wise men who brought precious gifts to the baby Jesus. As we read, underline any other allusions you find in the text.

• The story is set in the early 1900s during Christmas.

After Reading: Complete the plot diagram based on the story and answer the Key Ideas and Details questions (on a separate sheet of paper).

When you turn this work in, work on adding to the Rising Action of your story. You must at least add one paragraph or more.

What is the conflict? What is the setting? What

do we know about the characters?

How does the character (s) respond to the conflict?

What is the turning point in the story?

What are the events that happen after the climax that lead to the resolution?

How is the conflict resolved?

1. Exposition

2. Rising Action

3. Climax

4. Falling Action

5. Resolution

English II—February 27, 2015• Bell work: All narratives share key narrative

elements: setting, character, point of view, sequence of events, and theme. How do you think a graphic novel tells a story through those elements?– Place bell work in the middle of the table for me to collect.

• Homework:– Study Island homework (characters) due tonight at

midnight.– Independent Reading Project due next Friday.

Graphic Novel: Persepolis• There are no quotation marks around dialogue.• The dialogue balloons connect to or are near the

character’s body to indicate who is speaking. • Dialogue balloons are read from left to right and top

to bottom.• To distinguish narration from dialogue, narration is

located along the top of the panel, not in a balloon.

As You Read. . .• Complete the chart on p. 111 with details of the key

narrative elements of the story.• Answer the Key Ideas and Details questions on a separate

sheet of paper. • When finished, use your memoir and create a series of

panel drawings that include dialogue. Be sure to:– Include narrative elements of setting, character, point of view,

sequence of events, and theme throughout the graphic panel.– Use dialogue balloons and narrator blocks effectively.

• Staple chart, questions, and graphic panel together (in this order and turn in when you finish).