Author's Purpose
Read the following description of a text and tell me is it meant to inform, entertain, express, or persuade you?:
A fictional story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
ENTERTAIN
A fictional story is usually trying to entertain you.
What are the 5 parts of the plot of a story?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is another word for verbal irony?
SARCASM
What is Theme?
Possible answers:
An important message in a story.
A lesson learned in a story.
A universal message or lesson in a story.
What is imagery?
Imagery is a technique author's use to make you picture something.
Read the following description of a text and tell me is it meant to inform, entertain, express, or persuade you?:
A sign that reads "Hamburgers $4.50", "Fries $1.00", "Sodas $1.00", and "Hot Dogs $1.75."
INFORM
The sign is informing you about the types of food you can buy and how much they cost.
What is the plot of a story?
Possible answers:
1. The order of events in a story.
2. What happens in a story.
3. The parts of a story in a specific order.
What are the three types of Irony we learned about?
Situational Irony, Verbal Irony, and Dramatic Irony
Which of the following is NOT a theme for the Monkeys Paw?
A.) Be careful what you wish for.
B.) Don't blame others for your own actions.
C.) Don't be greedy.
D.) Don't mess with fate or else you will face the consequences.
B.) Don't blame others for your own actions.
What are the 5 different senses that can be described using imagery?
SIGHT, TASTE, SMELL, FEELING/TOUCH, AND HEARING/SOUND
Read the following description of a text and tell me is it meant to inform, entertain, express, or persuade you?:
A poem about why the iPhone is the greatest consumer electronic device ever made.
EXPRESS or ENTERTAIN
Poems are usually made to try and entertain a reader or express feelings, even if a lesson can be learned or a reader can be influenced.
What is the climax of a story?
Possible answers:
The turning point
The most dramatic point
What type of Irony does this passage contain?:
A mean old man ate a large meal at a restaurant. The waitress tried to provide him with excellent service, but every time she brought him a dish, he complained. First he thought that the soup was too cold when it was hot. Then he said that his steak was dry and chewy, when it was moist and succulent. Then he complained that one of her blonde hairs was in his mashed potatoes, but the hair was actually grey like his own. She remained patient and continued to try to help him until the end of the meal, when he left her a quarter for a tip. She replied on his way out, “Thank you for the generous tip, Mister.”
VERBAL IRONY
The waitress thanks him when she really means the opposite.
What is the theme of the following passage?
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew.
Possible answers (may vary):
Work now and play later.
Don't be lazy.
Don't push things off to the last minute or procrastinate.
Don't ignore important things.
Identify the type of imagery being used in the following:
Jeb went in the bath and felt the warm water on his cool legs.
FEEL/TOUCH
He felt the the warm water.
Read the following description of a text and tell me is it meant to inform, entertain, express, or persuade you?:
A comic in the school newspaper. The first block shows a student littering. The second block shows a group of students standing around talking and littering. The third block shows a student telling them not to litter. The next block shows all of the students picking up the trash on the school campus. The final block depicts the students smiling and holding a sign that says, “Let’s Work Together and Keep Our Campus Clean.”
PERSUADE
The comic was written to persuade students to keep the school campus clean.
In your essays what did you have to do by the resolution of your personal narratives?
Resolve the conflict
Have a direct or indirect theme
What type of Irony does this passage contain?:
Tim Kylie is one of the world's top chefs. He is best known for his signature dish, triple-dipped chip steak. This masterpiece contains over a pound of beef braised in duck fat. Another of Chef Kylie's more celebrated dishes is the Hamslaughter Supreme. This dish features ham stuffed sausage links presented in a basket made of braided bacon. While carnivores around the world roar for Chef Kylie's creations, it is unlikely that Chef Kylie will dine with them. As a longtime vegan, Chef Kylie would never dream of devouring one of his own dishes.
SITUATIONAL IRONY
This is because we expect a chef who is famous for cooking meat to enjoy eating meat. The opposite of what we expect happens and the chef is a vegan. This makes it situationally ironic.
What is the theme contained in the following passage?:
Genevieve was obsessed with details. She felt that everything that she submitted to her teacher had to be perfect. For the final project in reading class, students were given one week to use their art skills to bring a scene from a novel to life. Genevieve decided that she would build a shoebox diorama. She spent the first two nights creating an intricately detailed scene far superior to anything that her classmates would produce, but she ended up throwing it away because she didn't like how tape was visible at the bottom of the diorama. The next two nights she worked on a similar diorama, but this time she used glue. Again, Genevieve produced a beautiful product, but she was troubled by how the glue looked when it dried, so she discarded her work again. Over the weekend and into the next week, Genevieve recreated the project a third time. This time she used a special adhesive putty to construct the diorama and was completely satisfied with the appearance. Unfortunately, her project was now several days late and her grade on the assignment was lowered to a C.
Possible answers (may vary):
Don't obssess over details too much
Don't lose sight of your goal
Don't spend too much time on things (or details) that aren't important
What 3 types of imagery were used in the passage below?:
She walked over to her cat and stroked it's beautiful and shiny coat. It started to purr very loudly and it felt like a tiny engine. After a few minutes it leaned over and licked her hand with its raspy tongue.
FEEL/TOUCH, SIGHT, and HEARING/SOUND.
Read the following description of a text and tell me is it meant to inform, entertain, express, or persuade you?:
Couponing is a growing trend in our country. As more people are losing their jobs or their hours and pay are being cut, they are looking for ways to save money. Coupons are an easy means of doing this. Yes, it may take a little work, but the payoff can be worth the time. If you get the daily paper already, you don’t have to spend any money to get the coupons. In addition, there are online sites that allow you to select and print the coupons of your choice. Many stores even double or triple the value of the money saved. So if you want to find an easy way to help your family save money during these tough times, try couponing. There’s nothing to lose and money to gain.
PERSUADE
This text is trying to get you to try to use coupons.
Describe the plot of any of the stories we've read in this class by giving me a short description of the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and the resolution.
Answers may vary. Must describe at least 4 out of 5 parts of the plot correctly to get this question right.
What type of Irony does this passage contain?
Tom has always liked Lucy, but Lucy has always thought Tom was annoying and unattractive. One day, Lucy comes home to find an eviction notice on her door. Apparently, her roommate had been spending the rent money that Lucy was giving her on other things. Lucy only has 24 hours to get all her stuff over to her mom’s house, and Lucy doesn’t even have a car. But Tom has a truck. So Lucy calls up Tom and asks him how he’s doing. She tells him that she’s always thought he was funny, and that they should hang out sometime. Tom thinks that Lucy has finally come around is beginning to like him. He also thinks that his jokes are funny because she is laughing after everything that he says.
DRAMATIC IRONY
The reader's know that Lucy doesn't like Tom the entire time, but Tom thinks that she does like him. This makes it Dramatic Irony because the readers know something a character does not.
What theme is contained in the following passage?:
An old monkey on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered them to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son: "Break it." The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the sticks. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the bundle," said the father, "and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, he called out to them: "Now, break," and each stick was easily broken. "You see my meaning," said their father.
Possible answers (may vary):
There is strength in unity/working together.
Don't try to do too much at once.
Describe a movie theatre using all 5 types of imagery.
You can write a short paragraph if you want to or make a list describing what each of your senses would encounter in a movie theatre.
Sight - Dark room, bright tv screen.
Smell - Popcorn butter
Taste - Popcorn, soda, ICEE's, candy..etc.
Feel - Cold, the chair against you, greasy popcorn hands, kernels stuck in your teeth, etc.
Hear - A loud movie playing, music, voices, etc.