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Comprehension Name: Level 10: Irony

INSTRUCTIONAL VOCABULARY CARDS

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the introduction of the setting, events that develop the main characters, and conflict conflict of a story

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resolution irony This material is a component of Lexia® PowerUp Literacy™. is a component ofPowerUp material Lexia® This company. Stone a Rosetta Learning, © 2018 Lexia All other rights reserved. Not for resale. use only. classroom For the final part of a story where the something that is the opposite problem is worked out of what is expected

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SKILL FOCUS

A. Read the terms in the box. Then, write each term next to its definition. You can review the Vocabulary Cards, if needed.

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1. the final part of a story where the problem is worked out

2. events that develop the main conflict of a story

3. something that is the opposite of what is expected

4. the introduction of the setting, characters, and conflict

5. the most intense part of a story

6. events after the climax and before the ending

B. Read the terms in the box. Then, label the parts of a narrative structure.

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® UK Lexia Skill Builders page 2 Comprehension Name: Level 10: Irony

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C. Match the following parts of a narrative to the examples given. The first one is done for you. Then, answer the question that follow.

Dr. Smiley is the town dentist. resolution

One morning he woke up with a terrible pain in his mouth. falling action

It turned out that he had not one cavity! Not two cavities! But climax three cavities!

He went straight to see his own dentist, old Dr. Gums, who told him rising action to stop eating so much sugar.

Dr. Smiley learned his lesson and never got another cavity again. exposition

This story is ironic because a reader would expect Dr. Smiley, a dentist, to

a. have a mouth full of cavities.

b. take good care of his teeth.

c. have a toothache.

D. Read each example and circle the correct answer. www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www. 11/2018 Last updated

Example Is this an example of irony?

1. A firehouse catches fire. Yes No

2. A weather reporter brought an umbrella so she Yes No would not get caught in the rain.

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® UK Lexia Skill Builders page 3 Comprehension Name: Level 10: Irony

TEXT

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In the Kingdom of Lore, there lived a beautiful princess. There was also a witch, known as Tilda the Terrible. One day,

hoping to spread sadness throughout the kingdom, Tilda the Terrible kidnapped the princess! However, it didn’t take Tilda

the Terrible long to realise that the princess was a spoiled, rude, chatty girl with an awful singing voice. (And she never

seemed to stop singing!) Tilda immediately brought the princess back to her castle. Alas, it was too late. The people in the

town, not wanting the princess back either, had shut their gates.

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® UK Lexia Skill Builders page 4 Comprehension Name: Level 10: Irony

SKILL APPLICATION

Complete the following activities. Questions 1 and 2 ask you to write directly on the text.

1. Circle the setting in this story.

2. Underline the 2 characters.

3. Use the terms in the box and the graphic organiser to fill in the blanks.

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• Kingdom of Lore • beautiful princess

• Tilda the Terrible

• Tilda kidnaps princess.

• Tilda discovers princess is awful.

• Tilda tries to

return princess.

• Tilda is forced to live with princess.

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The princess will be happy to be kidnapped by Tilda. Tilda the Terrible will turn out to be a very nice and kind lady. The Kingdom of Lore will be happy to have the princess returned.

5. Circle the unexpected, or ironic, end of the story.

No one wants the Tilda and the princess

princess back. become friends.

6. The author’s purpose is to ( inform, entertain ).

★ Work independently or with a partner to see how many ironic situations you can think of. Examples in this Skill Builder include a dentist with bad teeth or a firehouse that catches on fire. See if you can think of 5 new ones!

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TEXT Read the text. Then, complete the activities on the next page. In the Kingdom of Lore, there lived a beautiful princess. There was also a witch, known as Tilda the Terrible. One day, hoping to spread sadness throughout the kingdom, Tilda the Terrible kidnapped the princess! it However, didn’t take Tilda the Terrible long to realise that the princess was a spoiled, rude, chatty girl with an awful singing voice. (And she never seemed to stop singing!) Tilda immediately brought the princess back to her castle. Alas, it was too late. The people in the town, not wanting the princess back either, had shut their gates. Tilda was forced to live not so happily ever after with the terrible, singing princess.

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6. 3. 5. 1. 4. 2. Work independently or with a partner to see how many ironic situations you can think of. Examples in this Skill Builder include a dentist with bad teeth or a firehouse that catches on fire. See if you can think of 5 new ones! This material is a component of Lexia® PowerUp Literacy™. is a component ofPowerUp material Lexia® This company. Stone a Rosetta Learning, © 2018 Lexia All other rights reserved. Not for resale. use only. classroom For

SKILL APPLICATION SKILL Complete the following activities. Questions 1 and 2 ask you to write directly on the text. ★

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