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STOP ! It’s Comma Time…

STOP ! It’s Comma Time…. Get out your notes. And a sheet of paper. This bell work is NOT group work. SILENT individual work. You NEED to be able to understand these comma rules.

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STOP ! It’s Comma Time…

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  1. STOP! It’s Comma Time… Get out your notes. And a sheet of paper. This bell work is NOT group work. SILENT individual work. You NEED to be able to understand these comma rules. I will call on you to explain. If you don’t understand, now would be the time to raise your hand. You are not the only one with questions.

  2. Why are these correct?? • The Browns had lived at 305 May Hill Road,Angwin, California, for many years. • Their dog was named FeeFee, and she weighted about five pounds. • Did the neighbor or anyone else ever see this abuse? [no comma] • Would a dog make this kind of noise unless she were mistreated? [no comma] • What was the cause, do you suppose, of the complaint?

  3. Why are these not correct? • A neighbor, apparently, had reported the Browns to the police because they mistreated their dog. • The Browns’ daughter, however, had told the neighbors that the dog frequently whimpered, and cried, and howled. • She seemed so sensitive that, naturally, they hardly ever scolded or punished her. • The police officers chuckled, and went on their way.

  4. Which rule is that? • Urban legends or urban myths have evolved out of the fears and hopes of modern-day culture, and they mutate in accordance with changes in a culture as well. • Why are there no commas around “or urban myths”? • Some legends are funny, but some are grotesque. • These adaptations, which usually focus on the grotesque nature of the legends, often stray far from the original and sensationalize gore.

  5. Isn’t it Ironic?

  6. Irony: a discrepancy between appearances and reality • Verbal • Situational • Dramatic • Based on their names, let’s take some guesses…

  7. Verbal Irony • Occurs when someone says one thing but really means another • Very difficult to understand in text messages…ever misinterpret a text or an email? • Sarcasm • When your room is messy, but your mom says, “I see you cleaned your room!” • When you say yes, but really mean no. • “Mixed messages” when you’re dating… • “I know that’s what I said, but that’s not what I meant.”

  8. Situational Irony • Occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen, or what would be appropriate to happen, and what really does happen. • Example: a thief’s house was broken into at the same time he was robbing someone’s house

  9. Save the Drama for your Mama: Dramatic Irony • Often used on stage, thus it’s name. • A character thinks one thing is true, but the audience or reader knows better. • The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, etc. the shows that you scream, “Don’t pick her! She’s evil! She’s only there for the fame and money!” because you just saw her confession to the camera or she’s been…a witch…in the house and the Bachelor hasn’t seen the same footage you have. • When you scream at the TV or movie, “Don’t go in there! Don’t go in there! He’s going to kill you!!!” because you just saw the killer go in the room.

  10. Easy Peasy? Now you tell me… • The camera focuses in on the wallet the character left behind. • Dramatic irony • I just looooove when my boss asks me to work late on Friday…half an hour before I’m supposed to leave. • Verbal Irony • Mario battles through the levels and beats Bowser, only to find out Peach is in another castle. • Situational Irony

  11. Alanis Morrisette’s Song, “Ironic” • Wow…published in 1995…I think I do have the CD somewhere…I’m not THAT old…yet. • None of the examples are ironic • Breakdown: http://www.isitironic.com/alanis-morissette-lyrics.htm • Parody: http://www.isitironic.com/ironic-song-parody.htm

  12. In class practice: Worksheet • INDIVIDUAL work!! • You may quietly consult with the person next to you if you have a question or a doubt. • Write you OWN answer. • You have 5-7 minutes. We will go over these afterwards. • Once everyone has a good grasp of irony, then we’ll move on vocab for The Crucible.

  13. www.isitironic.com • Good examples of what Irony is and what it is not • Helpful explanations of the misuse of irony • User-voted “is it ironic or not?” for submitted examples • All around interesting…

  14. Vocabulary • There will be 20 vocabulary words on the test • 10 of which I am choosing and 10 of which I have complied from the vocabulary worksheets you turned in yesterday. • You will need to define any of the words you do not already have defined. • The test (as well as the practice worksheet) will utilize context sentences to help you identify which is the correct word. Since we did not get to talk about context sentences today, I will talk about them on Friday.

  15. Vocab for The Crucible Test • McCarthyism • Vindictive • Corroborating • Naught • Abyss • Conjure • Defamation • Puritanism • Crucible • Abominable • Heathen • Prodigious • Magistrate • Arbitrate • Poppet • Tonnage • Ameliorate • Faction • Vengeance • Calumny I will not collect definitions—since I already did that. But you need to look them up to double check you understand the context clues. Questions about any vocab word? I’m here after school. You can also email me, check the Weebly site, or hold your questions until Review Day.

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