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Interact in Meaningful Ways: Writing an Expository Essay
Learning Targets
• Express and justify opinions about an essay by providing text evidence or relevant background knowledge.
• Write a description of an essay, analyzing the author’s motivation and intended audience.
Dave Barry is known for his irreverent humor. He tends not to show reverence, or respect, for things that his audience usually holds in high regard, such as the lives of their pets.
Think about some things you have heard or read recently that seemed irreverent to you. List examples on the chart.
ACTIVITY 2.7
What I saw or Heard
Why It seemed Irreverent
Unit 4 • The Challenge of Comedy • Part 2: I’ve Got a Few Pet Peeves about Sea Creatures 167
Language
Resources
irreverent: unconventional; lacking respect for that which is usually respected audience: the type of reader or readers for whom a piece of writing is intended
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