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Flatland

Flatland. A story. The Ant and the Grasshopper What are the parallels?. Irony. Sarcasm / Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony -. Knowledge held by the audience which is unknown to the characters Most important form. Almost all literature is motivated by irony, human flaw.

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Flatland

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  1. Flatland

  2. A story The Ant and the Grasshopper What are the parallels?

  3. Irony • Sarcasm / Verbal Irony • Situational Irony • Dramatic Irony - Knowledge held by the audience which is unknown to the characters Most important form. Almost all literature is motivated by irony, human flaw

  4. Dramatic Irony • Limited/Ironic Perceiver • The character who does not see. .. • Epiphany • For whom? Could readers have one? • Tragedy (When we don’t have one.) • Author vs. Narrator • Narration point of view – What do we learn of theme by who tells the story? Never is narrator merely author.

  5. How Will Chisnell Grade My Essay? • Ideas • Textual evidence. No text = No proof. • Organization. Organization should support argument. Closing paragraphs are a good place to push: “So what?” • Interpretation • Format and presentation. MLA rules.

  6. How Will Chisnell Grade My Essay?BONUS • Style and interest level • Stretch. Test your thinking. If you are confident you nailed it, probably didn’t take risks in interp. • Research and prep. Always required if your topic requires it. Select topics carefully and accomplish them well. • Connections • Critical philosophy

  7. 9- Point Scale 9-8 Persuasive, impressive, thoughtful, thorough 7-6 Confident, focused, reasonable, no sustained errors 5 Successful though unremarkable; plausible but not thorough 4-3 Simple, incomplete, unfocused or repetitious, organizationally troubling 2-1 Compound problems, brief, empty of idea, distracting errors, off topic

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