Learning Target: Students will explain how an author reveals his/her point through the use of irony. CCSS RI 6.
Think-Ink-Pair-Share: How would the cartoon be different if it read : “The death penalty violates one of the Ten Commandments.” What is the irony in the cartoon?
Think-Ink-Pair-Share: How would the cartoon be different if it read : “The death penalty violates one of the Ten Commandments.” What is the irony in the cartoon?
Instruction and Guided Practice:
Independent Practice: Identify the main idea of the cartoon and explain how that idea is shown through irony.
Sources: Understanding Editorial Cartoons by Jonathan Burack and The New York Times Upfront Magazine by Scholastic