- Learn the roles of the protagonist and antagonist in a short story's characterization.
- Analyze the impact of setting and conflict on the characters of a short story.
- Define irony (verbal, situational, and dramatic) and locate examples within a short story
What we did:
A2 - After today's Writer's Notebook prompt, we finished last time's activity with "The Cask of Amontillado by getting into groups to share and document how the characters, setting, and conflict each contributed to the overall horrifying effect of the story. We tied that into Schaffer paragraphing, and how the students can compare textual evidence (quotes) to concrete details and quote explanation to commentary. We then introduced our new short story element (irony) and took notes on the differing types. Homework for tonight is Article of the Week #2 (due next time).
A3 and B3 - After today's Writer's Notebook prompt, we wrapped up last time's short story, "All Summer in a Day" by discussing the 5 questions from last time's assignment as a whole class. We then took notes on our new short story element, irony, and discussed real-life examples of when we see irony. We started to apply this knowledge to a short story, "The Ransom of Red Chief" by reading the story aloud, "reader's theater" style. We did not finish, so I instructed the students to finish at home and come prepared to discuss the irony found within the story. Homework for tonight is Article of the Week #2 (due next time).