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The Ransom of Red Chief By O. Henry

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The Ransom of Red Chief By O. Henry

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    1. The Ransom of Red Chief By O. Henry Concepts: Tone and Irony

    2. Essential Question #1 How can I identify an authors tone in a short story? Tone is the writers attitude toward his subject. Look for key words or phrases that show specific emotions such as happiness or sadness to determine the tone.

    3. Tone in Fictional Short Stories Tone provides the reader with insight about the authors emotions/feelings when writing the story. For example, a happy story may have a lighthearted tone, and a sad story may have a heavier tone.

    4. Predicting Definition: to guess about future events Look at the title Pay attention to details and clues from the narrator Pay attention to the characters dialogue and actions Look at the storys title and make a prediction about the subject of the story. What is your prediction about the storys tone?

    5. Anticipation Guide Do you agree or disagree? Most people believe that you have to work hard to make a lot of money. Most people have tried or will try a get rich quick scheme at one point in their lives. Sometimes criminals kidnap individuals as a way to quickly earn money through a ransom. A kidnappers captive is always afraid and behaves in a submissive way during his captivity.

    6. Essential Question #2 Why do authors use irony? Authors use irony to surprise readers and keep them interested in the story.

    7. Create a Word Map: Expectation What does it mean? Does everything always work out the way that you expect it? Are you ever surprised? If so. the situation could be ironic.

    8. Irony Definition: the contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens; a surprise ending For example: At half time of the football game, your team is winning 35-3. You expect them to win the game. BUT the other team comes back with a different quarterback and wins 35-38. That is ironic because you were positive that your team would win.

    9. Three Types of Irony Situational Irony Verbal Irony Dramatic Irony

    10. Situational Irony The contrast between what a character or the reader expects and what actually happens Think of an example from a book youve read.

    11. Verbal Irony Also called sarcasm The contrast between what someone says and what he or she means Think of an example from a recent conversation.

    12. Dramatic Irony The contrast between what a character knows and what the reader or audience knows Think of an example from a movie youve seen.

    13. Words to Know Diatribe Ransom Pervade Collaborative Comply Surreptitiously Palatable Proposition Commend Impudent

    14. The Real Definitions Diatribe: condemnation; bitter, abusive criticism Ransom: a price or payment demanded in return for the release of property or a person Pervade: to be spread or to be present throughout Collaborative: to work together on a project Comply: to act according to a command, request, or order Surreptitiously: in a sneaky way; secretly Palatable: acceptable to the taste; able to be eaten Proposition: a suggested plan Commend: to speak highly of; to praise Impudent: offensively bold and disrespectful

    15. Try It Again Write an original sentence using at least three of the Words to Know from the story.

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