THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRYDAY 8

Warm up: Review of action

verbs and helping verbs

Diagram the following sentences. 1. The dog barked loudly.

1. The dog barked loudly. 2. The new student can speak

now. 3. The little kitten should have

been fed. 4. Many people can sing well.

We will review the study questions forchapters 17-19.

Get out your notebooks and study questions.

Giver Quiz #7Chapters 17-19

1. ___________was the receiver that failed.A. RosemaryB. FionaC. Asher

2. Where did the newborn receive his shot?A. armB. foreheadC. Leg

3. What was release?A. deathB. going to another community

Continued Quiz #7

4. How did Father act as he released the baby?A. sadB. normalC. upset

5. Lilly was good at________.A. drawingB. paintingC. storytelling

WHAT IS IRONY?

Irony A Surprise! It is the difference between what we

expect to happen, and what actually does happen.

It is often used to add suspense and interest.

It is also used to keep the reader thinking about the moral of the story.

The Big Picture

Verbal Irony The simplest kind of irony. You use it everyday when you say one

thing and really mean another. It is often similar to a sarcastic response. Example: When you appear to be sick and someone

asks you if you’re okay. You say “Of course!” But in the meantime you are vomiting and fainting.

Situational Irony Occurs when a situation turns out to be

the opposite of what you thought it would be.

Examples: The teacher’s daughter is a High School drop

out.

The mayor’s wife gets caught stealing.

The chef won’t eat his/her own cooking.

The barber always needs a hair cut himself.

Dramatic Irony Occurs when the audience knows

something that the characters in the story, on the screen, or on the stage do not know. It’s like the audience is more aware of what’s going on than the people in the production.

This is used to engage the audience and keep them actively involved in the storyline.

Dramatic Ironycontinued…

In all of the Friday the 13th movies, we know Jason is in the woods. The characters do not. When they go out into the woods we are afraid for them because we know that they are in danger. We scream for them to run, we get excited when they fall, we cringe when we know that Jason is right behind the tree.

Review

Irony is a kind of a surprise. It is the difference between what is expected to happen, and what actually does happen.

Irony is like a glitch, a twist, or a last minute switch in the game. It is an interruption of events that cause an unexpected outcome.

There are three types of irony: Verbal Situational Dramatic

Irony in The Giver

Fiona who Jonas is starting to have feelings for ultimately represents all that he hates in his society. She becomes a caretaker for the Old and learns the fine art of Release.

When Jonas sees the twin released he hopes that someone nice like Larissa will be in Elsewhere to receive it. This is dramatic irony because we, the reader, know something that Jonas does not…What?

Precision of language is ironic because they use it to make things that are not nice sound nice, like release.

Vocabulary for Chapters 17-19Students will complete a

handout sheet.

Homework: Read chapters 20-23 & do study questions