Unit EQ

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Unit EQ

• How does realism reflect cultural beliefs,
  expectations and changes?

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Interpreting dialect
What do each of these terms in regional dialect
mean in Standard English? Copy and complete the
chart in your notes. Prepare to be called on. You
may use your book as a guide to find the context
of the word.
Regional Dialect St. Looey Chaw Yaller bannanner thish-yer
Standard English
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Mark Twain Humor

• The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

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Today we are learning about Humor Realism
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Elements of Humor

• Exaggeration/hyperbole
• Irony
• Dialect
• Satire
• Understatement (Meiosis)
• Parody

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Interpret the following passage

• by putting it in your own words. Underline the
  words or phrases that add to the regional
  dialect.
• he peared surprised, and then he looked sorter
  discouraged-like, and didnt try no more to win
  the fight, and so he got shucked out bad.

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Structure

• Envelope/frame narrative

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GroupsRead, Analyze Interpret

• Group 1Historical LitCrit pg. 470-481
• Group 2Biographical LitCrit pg 482 574 577-580
• Group 3Formalist (handout)
• Group 4Feminist (handout)
• Group 5Freudian (handout)
• Group 6Archetypal (handout)
• Group 7Marxist (handout)
• Group 8Reader response (handout)

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Group work

• Complete each stepyou have today to complete
  these steps with your group
• Everyone in your group must be involved and must
  fill out the worksheet in your packet