Wednesday, September 12, The Story Teller / SATIRE AND IRONY

Objective: By the end of class, students will answer comprehensive questions on short fiction, annotate and be introduced to new literary terms.

DO NOW

SUMMARIZE 

A summary simply includes who, what, when, where and why. Do not use much detail and do not use any quotes in a summary.
In 3-5 sentences, summarize the bachelor's tale (about Bertha). 

Direct Instruction

Check annotations on Story Teller handouts.

Review answers to date completed from yesterday. 

Watch short video clips on dramatic, situational and verbal IRONY.

SATIRE  - any writing that ridicules people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change.

Independent

Complete comprehensive questions from yesterday's class.


1. What narrative perspective does the author use to write The Story Teller? 

2. What is the basic situation of The Story Teller?

3. What is a Frame Story? What is the "FRAME" of The Story Teller?

4. What is the narrative perspective of the bachelor's story?

5. Create a plot structure for the bachelor's tale (about Bertha)

6.  What is the theme or message of the Aunt's tale?

7. What is the theme or message of the bachelor's tale?



GUIDED

8. Analyze the effectiveness of the author's use of irony at the end of the bachelor's tale.

Possible Answer (Copy the whole thing into your notebook):

At the end of the bachelor's tale, Bertha is eaten by the wolf.  According to the Aunt, bad things don't happen to good people and Bertha was "horribly good." Not only does this "horribly good" child get killed, but she is discovered by the wolf because her medals for being good clanked together, exposing her hiding place. If Bertha was not so proud of her "goodness," the wolf would not have found her. The irony that she gets eaten BECAUSE she is good, shocks the reader and effectively delivers the message that goodness is not always rewarded.

Closure 

Review comprehensive QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!

Collect annotated copies of stories and q & a's.

Exit Pass 

Evaluate the effectiveness of the bachelor using satire to implement changing the aunt's unrealistic approach to raising children.

(in other words)

Do you think the bachelor's story was a good one and do you think he succeeded in making fun of the aunt and maybe making her consider changing because he thought she was stupid by not being realistic when dealing with the kids?