Complete the Single Paragraph Outline handout for your paragraph on irony in "Lamb to the Slaughter". 

 

Tips to Remember As You Write:

*Your claim sentence should prove how dramatic irony shows up in the story.  Think about the definition of dramatic irony we went over in class.

*Quotes should be in quotation marks.  Citations (by paragraph number) should be after the quote but before the period in parentheses.  See examples below.

*Replace the "This demonstrates irony because ..." sentences with the sentences you wrote out in Part 6 of your graphic organizer.

 

How to write out quotes properly with citations:

Ex. "This is how you quote properly" (paragraph 32).

 

If the quote ends with exclamation points or question marks you leave them alone and add a period after the citation.  All other punctuation is removed (e.g., commas, semicolons, dashes, colons).

Ex.  "This is how you quote properly!" (paragraph 32).

Ex. "Is this how you quote properly?" (paragraph 32).

 

Never combine two speakers into one quote.  In other words, quotes should only have one speaker.  If you want to include both, paraphrase the less important speech and quote the more important one.

Ex.  Belinda Bruin argues with Tommy Trojan in "Which School is Better?" that UCLA was a better school than USC.  In response, Tommy Trojan states, "Actually, USC outperforms UCLA in several areas of study, such as in cinematic arts, business, engineering, music education, pharmacy and dentistry" (paragraph 33).

 

 

Assignment 2 of 4: 

Type of a rough draft of your paragraph in Google Docs.  Remember to add a SECOND sentence of explanation to come after the first sentence of explanation on the outline (the "This demonstrates irony because ..." sentence).

 

This second sentence of explanation should prove how you know that other characters do not have the same knowledge as the reader.

 

 

 

For Part 6, take the examples of dramatic irony you've found and form them into a sentence beginning with a subordinating conjunction (e.g., while, even though, despite).  This sentence should contrast what readers know and what other characters do not.

 

Ex.  While detectives think _____, readers know _____.

Ex.  Even though readers _______, the grocer ______.

Ex.  Despite detectives saying ______, readers should already _____.