Verbal Irony Ms Gould Warmup 1 Look at

Verbal Irony Ms. Gould

Warm-up: 1. Look at the cartoon on the right. 2. What do you notice? Write down 3 observations about the cartoon on your handout.

Verbal Irony: Definition

Example #1 (Mean Girls) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? feature=player_e mbedded&v=lm. SBrmgd. Kts

Example #2 (Friends) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 YISBc 8 TUr. Q

Example #3 (“Smart”) Smart Shel Silverstein My dad gave me one dollar bill 'Cause I'm his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters 'Cause two is more than one! He gave me four nickels for my three dimes, And four is more than three! And then I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four! And then I took the quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes -- I guess he didn't know And then I went and showed my dad, That three is more than two! And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head -Just then, along came old blind Bates Too proud of me to speak! And just 'cause he can't see

Irony Skit With a partner, create a short conversational skit in which one (or both) of you use verbal irony to convey a message. Remember, verbal irony is when a speaker says one thing but really means something else. Some ideas include: • An argument between a parent and child (“I just love when you forget to clean up after yourself. ”) • A conversation between two friends (“That was the best movie I’ve ever seen!” after watching a terrible movie. ) • A joke between siblings or cousins

Exit Ticket On the half sheet of paper provided, answer the following two questions: 1. What is one thing that you learned today? 2. What is one thing you would like to know more about?