Writing about Possibility of Evil

Goal: Writing academically about irony and theme in "Possibility of Evil"

Agenda: 
Read
Writing about irony

Writing: 

1. Open your English Journal. Add a new entry at the top with today's date. 
2. Use the prompt below to write a response about "Possibility of Evil" 
3. Use evidence from the text in your writing. (Note: Open Google Classroom to get the PDF copy of the text. You will need the text to cite examples from the story.)
4. If you need help writing about irony look at THESE SLIDES. 
5. You can find some examples of irony from the story HERE. (Note, all these examples were suggested by 9th graders. Some of them may not be great examples. Choose wisely.)

Prompt: 
Shirley Jackson uses irony frequently in “The Possibility of Evil.” Give at least two examples of irony from the story and explain why each is ironic.  What do these examples tell us about the character and what Jackson thinks about human nature?

Reminders:

• You should be about 2/3 of the way through your first book for this grading period (Book #7 for the year). 
• Yesterday we went to the art gallery to look at student work. You have the instructions for a Comparative Analysis essay that you can begin if you have time. That essay is due Monday.