Agenda 9/19/12

1. Agenda 9/19/12 • Good Things • Brain teasers • Begin reading/listening to RORC page 69

2. Brain teasers • What is as big as you, but is completely weightless? • When you have me, you feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you don't have me. What am I? • You can hold it without using your hands or arms. What is it?

3. Situational Irony The contrast between what a character or the reader expects and what actually happens Think of an example from a book you’ve read.

4. 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 kidnapper’s captive is always afraid and behaves in a submissive way during his captivity.

5. Literary Terms from “The Ransom of Red Chief.”

6. allusion • a reference to famous person, place, event, or work of literature. • Example: In “The Bet,” writer Anton Chekhov alludes to Byron and Shakespeare when he describes the lawyer’s reading material during the last two years of confinement.

7. irony • a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or actually happens. • Example: In the story, “Checkouts,” it is an example of irony when the reader expected the girl to go to the bag boy’s line to pay for her groceries. But she didn’t, and they never spoke to each other ever.

8. Three Types of Irony • Situational Irony • Verbal Irony • Dramatic Irony

9. 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.

10. Dramatic Irony The contrast between what a character knows and what the reader or audience knows. Usually, the reader knows something the character doesn’t.

11. paradox • a statement or situation that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless, true. • Example: In “The Ransom of Red Chief,” it is a paradox that Red Chief enjoys being kidnapped.

12. exaggeration • An extreme overstatement of an idea • Often used for purposes of emphasis or humor • Example: In the story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator exaggerates when he says, “I heard all thing in heaven and all things in hell.”

13. hyperbole • a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect. • Example: “With his gang’s help, Pecos Bill put together the biggest ranch in the Southwest. He used New Mexico as a corral and Arizona as a pasture. He invented tarantulas and scorpions as practical jokes.”

14. foreshadowing • Hints found in the story that suggest future events.

15. Satire • A humorous emphasis on a character’s shortcomings or personality flaws. • Satire is created through exaggeration, sarcasm, amusing descriptions, irony, and witty dialogue. • One purpose of satire is to make people of our society think about how we treat each other in order to encourage change for the better.

16. Vocabulary • Write the word on the left and the definition on the right. • Draw a small picture to remind you of the word

17. Diatribe • A bitter, abusive criticism; putting someone or something down. • “Today’s newspaper had an angry diatribe about the actions of the kidnappers.”

18. Palatable • Tastes good, not bitter or sour or bad. • “I’m not always sure what passes as palatable in the school cafeteria!”

19. Ransom • A price or payment demanded in exchange for the release of property or a person. • “The kidnappers wanted a large ransom for the return of the little boy.”

20. Lackadaisical • Lazy, slow; taking a long time to get started at something. • “Melvin’s lackadaisical approach to homework resulted in him not meeting deadlines for assignments.”

21. Pervade • To be spread or present throughout. • “The smell of fresh flowers pervaded the whole classroom for a week.”

22. Collaborate • To work together on a project. • “If we collaborate on this assignment, we’ll get it done a lot quicker.”

23. Comply • To act according to directions, request, or order. • “Because the man would not comply with the police officer, he was taken to jail.”

24. Fraudulent • Fake, counterfeit • “The store clerk was surprised when the customer paid with a $2 bill; it was clearly fraudulent cash!”

25. Surreptitiously • In a sneaky and sly manner. • “The kids tried surreptitiously to movie hop, but were caught by management.”

26. Commend • To speak highly or give praise. • “I have to commend you for your amazing pie baking skills.”

27. Proposition • A request or suggested plan. • “The people did not pass Proposition 19.”

28. Impudent • Offensively bold and disrespectful. • “The impudent child was sent to the office for disrupting class.”

29. Journal • Have you ever had to babysit or watch a difficult child, like a sibling or a friend? Describe what made the experience difficult, or think back to things you may have done to make a babysitter’s job difficult. • Use at least 5 complete sentences.

30. Ransom Note: 50 Points • Imagine you are “Red Chief” and have been kidnapped by Bill and Sam. • Write a “ransom” note to your dad describing the demands that Bill and Sam have for your safe return, and your experience of being kidnapped by them. Be sure to keep accurate to the story. • Include instructions of how much money is required in the ransom, and how and when it should be delivered. • Be sure to include a consequence if the demands are not met! • In order to create a ransom note, cut out all the letters or words from magazines and glue them to a piece of loose leaf paper. You must write a rough draft first before cutting and gluing. • There is no minimum or maximum sentence amount, but you must include all required elements. • Graded on: Accuracy, Spelling, Use of Complete Sentences, Neatness