English 11 Writing/CommunicationMr. Rinka Lesson #16

IronyInformative Essay

Steps 3 & 4

Informative Essay on Irony

Using O. Henry’s short story “A Retrieved Reformation” write a five paragraph essay the clearly defines and illustrates the three major types of irony. Use quotations from the short story in your examples.

Writing Tip #5

Take caution when using titles and quotations in your work. These demand special punctuation.

Underlining & Italics

Underlining is used when you are handwriting a paper to indicate that the words would be italicized if published. When using a word processor on a computer, use italics instead of underlining.

Underlining & Italics

Italicize titles of books, plays, long poems, films, periodicals, works of art, recordings, long musical works, television series, trains, ships, aircraft, and spaceships.

We read Romeo and Juliet in English.

I enjoyed the movie Inception.

We all loved Homer’s Odyssey.

I read the New York Times every day.

The Titanic sank April 15, 1912.

Quotation Marks

Use Quotation Marks to enclose titles of articles, short stories, essays, poems, songs, TV episodes, chapter titles, and other parts of books and periodicals.We read the poem “The Road Not Taken.”

We read the essay “A Modest Proposal” in the book Great Works in British Literature.

The song “Revolution” is on the Beatles’ White Album.

The second chapter of the novel Runaway is entitled “Long Gone.”

Quotation Marks

Use Quotation Marks to enclose a direct quotation.

Mom said, “Be sure you pick up your room.”

“I’ll see you later,” Bill told Joe.

A Direct Quotation is one that repeats the exact word that the speaker used.

Dad said, “Do your homework, now!”

The man said, “You’ll have to wait in line.”

An Indirect Quotation does not repeat the exact words of the speaker by telling what the speaker meant. No quotation marks are needed.

Dad told us that we had to do our homework, now.

Do not include an interrupting statement in Quotation Marks.

“I will leave,” Kim said, “when the last speaker finishes.”

“Stop!” Cal yelled, “before you hurt yourself.”

When two or more sentences appear in the same quotation, use just one set of Quotation Marks.

Dad said, “I bought a new car. It’s a Chevrolet.”“Come here. I want to tell you about my weekend,” Steve said to me.

If a sentence in a quotation is interrupted, the continuation of the quotation does not start with a capital letter.

“I hope,” Juan said, “to start college in the fall.”“I wonder,” Mom said, “who ate the last of the cookies.”

If the second part of a quotation is a new sentence, a period follows the interrupting expression. The second part begins with a capital letter.

“I’m going now,” Dad said. “Don’t forget to do your homework.”

A direct quotation is set off the from the rest of the sentence by a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point.

Pete explained, “I love to play soccer,” as he raced off to practice.

“Do you have my books?” Joe asked his friend Paul.

My friend yelled, “Watch out for that car!” as I entered the street without looking.

Quotation Marks

Follow these rules when placing other marks of punctuation with Quotation Marks.

Periods and commas are always placed inside the closing Quotation Marks.

“I haven’t seen you lately,” my friend said to me, “but I think of you often.”

Colons and semicolons are always placed outside the closing Quotation Marks.

My coach said, “Play your hardest today, and good things will happen”; we did and won the game.

The following players on our team were nominated for “2010 Offensive Player of the Year”: Juan Sanchez, Raoul Rodriquez, and Jose Cortez.

Question marks and exclamation marks are placed inside the closing Quotation Marks if the quotation is a question or an exclamation; otherwise, they are placed outside.

- “Are you students ready for the exam?” the teacher asked the class.- “Yes!” we all replied. “Can we start now?”- Do you understand the expression “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”?- I love the poem “Trees”!

You must use single Quotation Marks to enclose a quotation within a quotation.” (needed for this essay)

My history teacher said, “It was Patrick Henry who said ‘Give me liberty or give me death.’”

The choir director asked, “Who knows the song ‘Autumn Leaves’?”

Mom shouted, “How dare you say ‘I’m not hungry!’ I cooked all day.”

In the story the main character said,“‘I won’t give up my friend.’”

Use Quotation Marks to enclose slang words, technical terms, and other special uses of words.

When I was young, everyone used the term “out of sight” to express pleasure with something or some event.

Body Paragraph Example

#16 Irony example paragraph

Step #3 = Reread & Share

Read over your rough draft out loud and eliminate, add or rearrange ideas and details. (mark up your paper)

Step #3 = Reread & Share

Have another person read your piece to you and make suggestions. (if you accept, make changes)

Irony Essay Structure

Paragraph 1 - Introduction

HookExplanation, elaboration or

backgroundThesis Statement

Paragraphs 2,3,4 – Body Paragraphs

Definition of Irony Type1st Example quotation explanation2nd Example quotation explanationConcluding Sentence

Paragraph 5 – Conclusion

Reworded thesis statementBrief summary of irony

typesStrong final comment

Step #4 = Revise

Take all the changes you have decided to make and rewrite your paper. Concentrate on the presentation of your ideas, the organization of ideas, and your choice of words.

Writing Rubric

Does the student:

use the five paragraph essay format as instructed? (20 pts.)Define each irony type?(15 pts.)use 2 quotations for each body paragraph? (20 pts.)

Writing Rubric

employ correct word usage? (10 pts.)create a variety of sentences? (10 pts.)use proper grammar mechanics? (10 pts.)punctuate & spell correctly? (15 pts.)

Content Rubric

Does the student:have a strong introduction? (25 pts.)give 2 appropriate examples for each irony type? (25 pts.)support these examples well? (25 pts.)successfully inform the reader (25 pts.)

Assignment #1-Reread & Share

Read over your rough draft out loud and eliminate, add or rearrange ideas and details. (mark up your paper)Have another person read to you your piece and make suggestions. (if you accept, make changes)

Assignment #2-Revise

Take all the changes you have decided to make and rewrite your paper. Concentrate on the presentation of your ideas, the organization of ideas, and your choice of words.

English 11 Writing/CommunicationMr. Rinka Lesson #16

IronyInformative Essay

Steps 3 & 4