Objective: By the end of class, students will examine literary elements (irony and POV) in fiction in order to improve literal and interpretive reading comprehension skills and make real world connections
DO NOW
POV worksheet - identify and show how you know!
DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Read 105-108 - Storyteller.
Guided
Complete sidebars as we read.
Independent
Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper to be turned in:
1. Why was the aunt's story unsuccessful with the children?
2. Why do you think the bachelor exaggerated so much in his story about Bertha?
3. The children still asked many questions during the bachelor's story just as they had during the aunt's story. However, how does the bachelor react to their questions compared to the Aunt? What is the effect of his reaction?
4. Why is Bertha's death ironic?
5. What is the THEME of the story?
6. What is the author satirizing (making fun of) in this story?
Closure
Review literary terms (types of POV's, irony, satire) and author's purpose.
Exit Pass
What is the situational irony in the story about Bertha?
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