Friday October 3rd , 2008
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Transcript of Friday October 3rd , 2008
FridayOctober 3rd, 2008
Agenda• SHEET OF PAPER: POP QUIZ #5• SSR (25-30 min)• PP: Additional Organizational Patterns• PP: Fun things about author’s purpose
• “Chekhov’s Gun”• Numerology• Irony
• “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette• Selected scenes dealing with Irony from
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT: COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK OUT BEFORE BELL
Objective(s):• Identify organizational
patterns and instances of numerology by engaging in class discussion.
• Apply notes on irony by evaluating “Ironic” and scenes from “Monty Python” by writing in composition notebook.
Additional Organizational Patterns
• Flashback: the author goes back in time to show earlier events.
• “That one time when…” • “When I was younger…”
TAKE
NOTES
Additional Organizational Patterns
• Foreshadowing: the author gives SUBTLE hints on what will happen later in the story. TAK
E NOTES
Additional Organizational Patterns
• Foreshadowing example:– STAR WARS: EPISODE II (CLONE WARS)– Obi-Wan: Anakin, why do I get the feeling that
you will be the death of me?”
– STAR WARS: EPISODE IV (A NEW HOPE)– Obi-Wan is killed by Anakin (Darth Vader).
TAKE
NOTES
Additional Organizational Patterns
• Inverted Pyramid: How information is arranged in a news story; the most important news is on the first line, with less important information at the bottom.
TAKE
NOTES
Fun things about Author’s Purpose
• The author purposely chooses everything—from hair color, to personality, even down to the tiny things you would never notice…unless I told you about them
NO NOTES
Fun things about Author’s Purpose
• Chekhov’s Gun: an object/character in the story is introduced, but appears to have no purpose until later on.
• EX: Scabbers from Harry Potter• EX: The Staff of Isis from The Mummy
Returns
TAKE
NOTES
Additional Organizational Patterns
• Deus Ex Machina: – Something/someone comes in at the end and
resolves all conflicts.TAKE
NOTES
Fun things about Author’s Purpose
• Numerology: the study of numbers
• Significant numbers:– 3: number of completion– 7: the holiest number– 9: the number of “levels” in Hell.– 13: the unlucky number– 23: 2/3 = .666– 666: the mark of Satan/the Devil
TAKE
NOTES
Fun things about Author’s Purpose
• Irony: when expectation is different than reality.– Expectation: what you THINK will happen.– Reality: what actually happens
• Irony can be comical or sad!
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NOTES
“Ironic”
• We’ll be listening to the song “Ironic” and watching the lyrics.
• At the end, I will give you 5 minutes to identify as many ironic things in the song as you can find.
NO NOTES
“Monty Python”
• As said before, irony can be comical, as well as sad.
• We’re going to take a look at some clips from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
• When I pause the movie, I want you to write down what you think will happen (expectation). Then we will continue watching to see how accurate your prediction will be.
NO NOTES