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7 Have students read and respond to the quote, and discuss their responses.
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3. Craft and Structure (RI.8.4) What is the
impact of the phrase, “little pooping torsos” in 97p81a45r7a30g46r4a4_pTChB_5LA?_SRE_eL8a_Ud4.ipndad r2a74graph 5. What activities are fish in general well known for doing? What
does the phrase “little pooping torsos” help you visualize relative to the Mongolian Fin Disease? How does the author’s choice of words lighten the tone?
4. Key Ideas and Details (RI.8.1) What
specific details does the author include in paragraph 7 in order to have a comic effect? Why does the author choose detailed scenarios to explain how the fish are provoked? Why do you think he chose a specific song, for example? Why is it humorous that the author compares “deadly violence” to the Middle East or junior high?
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Finding Truth in Comedy
my Notes
1. Craft and Structure: What is the effect of the repetition of “a little plastic” in paragraph 2?
The repetition makes the turtle habitat seem ridiculous and is juxtaposed to “natural habitats” for ironic effect. RI.8.4
2. Key Ideas and Details: What is the effect of the juxtaposed ideas “grown bigger” and “grown smaller” in paragraph 4?
The juxtaposed ideas create a comic effect of incongruity, showing in a funny way how often the beetle dies and also how the parents try to protect the child. RI.8.1
3. Craft and Structure: What is the impact of the phrase “little pooping torsos” in paragraph 5?
“Little pooping torsos” creates comedic imagery and plays on the stereotypical behavior associated with fish. RI.8.4
4. Key Ideas and Details: What specific details does the author include in paragraph 7 in order to have a comic effect?
Instead of saying “loud music,” he names a specific song that upsets the fish. RI.8.1
Working from the Text
5. Read and respond to the following quote.
Quote by George Bernard Shaw
Interpretation
Personal Commentary
“The power of comedy is to make people laugh, and when they have their mouths open and they least expect it— you slip in the truth.”
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