Identifying Dramatic Irony

English Language Arts, Grade 8

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COMMON CORE: COMMON CORE: STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4453 There will be something the audience knows but the character doesn’t. Possibly, the narrator will inform the audience about facts the character doesn’t know. If the story has a historical setting then the reader may have more information than the characters. How do authors use dramatic irony in telling their story?
COMMON CORE: COMMON CORE: STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 91-4453 What does the reader know that the character doesn’t? Does the narrator inform the reader about facts the character doesn’t know? Does the story take place in a historical setting? Name of text: ____________________________________ Can you identify the author’s use dramatic irony in this story?