Summer of the Mariposas Chapter 5 Extensions

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Objective

I can develop an extension activity that analyzes how dramatic irony in Chapter 5 of *Summer of the Mariposas* creates suspense or humor.

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Practice

7 questions

1

Define dramatic irony in your own words and explain how it differs from regular irony.

2

In Chapter 5 of *Summer of the Mariposas*, identify a moment where dramatic irony is present. Explain what the audience knows that the characters do not.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Design a comic strip panel that visually represents a moment of dramatic irony from Chapter 5 of *Summer of the Mariposas*. Include a brief caption explaining what the audience knows that the characters do not. Write a short script (4-5 lines of dialogue) for a scene that could be added to Chapter 5, using dramatic irony to create either suspense or humor. Indicate in a sentence or two what the audience knows that the characters in the scene do not.

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