Teaching Irony with Short Stories
The following short stories and one drama included here are all perfect examples of irony for students:
“The Story of an Hour” – Kate Chopin
“Trifles” – Susan Glaspell (one act play)
“The Blue Hotel” – Stephen Crane
“The Ransom of Red Chief” – O. Henry
“The Interlopers” - Saki
Irony is one of the most difficult concepts for a teacher to get across to students. Once the concept is understood, however, students come to love irony. Teaching irony in short stories can accomplish the following ELA Common Core Standards.
1. RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
3. RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)
4. RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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“The Story of an Hour” – Kate Chopin
“Trifles” – Susan Glaspell (one act play)
“The Blue Hotel” – Stephen Crane
“The Ransom of Red Chief” – O. Henry
“The Interlopers” - Saki
Irony is one of the most difficult concepts for a teacher to get across to students. Once the concept is understood, however, students come to love irony. Teaching irony in short stories can accomplish the following ELA Common Core Standards.
1. RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
3. RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)
4. RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Teaching Irony with Short Stories
The following short stories and one drama included here are all perfect examples of irony for students:
“The Story of an Hour” – Kate Chopin
“Trifles” – Susan Glaspell (one act play)
“The Blue Hotel” – Stephen Crane
“The Ransom of Red Chief” – O. Henry
“The Interlopers” - Saki
Irony is one of the most difficult concepts for a teacher to get across to students. Once the concept is understood, however, students come to love irony. Teaching irony in short stories can accomplish the following ELA Common Core Standards.
1. RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
3. RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)
4. RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
“The Story of an Hour” – Kate Chopin
“Trifles” – Susan Glaspell (one act play)
“The Blue Hotel” – Stephen Crane
“The Ransom of Red Chief” – O. Henry
“The Interlopers” - Saki
Irony is one of the most difficult concepts for a teacher to get across to students. Once the concept is understood, however, students come to love irony. Teaching irony in short stories can accomplish the following ELA Common Core Standards.
1. RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
2. RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
3. RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone)
4. RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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BN ID: | 2940151308311 |
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Publisher: | Shamrock Eden Publishing |
Publication date: | 02/18/2015 |
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