The Ransom of Red Chief By O. Henry

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The Ransom of Red ChiefBy O. Henry

• Concepts Tone and Irony

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Essential Question 1

• How can I identify an authors tone in a short
  story?
• Tone is the writers attitude toward his subject.
  Look for key words or phrases that show specific
  emotions such as happiness or sadness to
  determine the tone.

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Tone in Fictional Short Stories

• Tone provides the reader with insight about the
  authors emotions/feelings when writing the
  story.
• For example, a happy story may have a
  lighthearted tone, and a sad story may have a
  heavier tone.

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Predicting

• Definition to guess about future events
• Look at the title
• Pay attention to details and clues from the
  narrator
• Pay attention to the characters dialogue and
  actions
• Look at the storys title and make a prediction
  about the subject of the story.
• What is your prediction about the storys tone?

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Anticipation Guide

• Do you agree or disagree?
• Most people believe that you have to work hard to
  make a lot of money.
• Most people have tried or will try a get rich
  quick scheme at one point in their lives.
• Sometimes criminals kidnap individuals as a way
  to quickly earn money through a ransom.
• A kidnappers captive is always afraid and
  behaves in a submissive way during his captivity.

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Essential Question 2

• Why do authors use irony?
• Authors use irony to surprise readers and keep
  them interested in the story.

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Create a Word Map Expectation

• What does it mean?
• Does everything always work out the way that you
  expect it?
• Are you ever surprised?
• If so. the situation could be ironic.

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Irony

• Definition the contrast between what is
  expected and what actually exists or happens a
  surprise ending
• For example At half time of the football game,
  your team is winning 35-3. You expect them to
  win the game. BUT the other team comes back
  with a different quarterback and wins 35-38.
  That is ironic because you were positive that
  your team would win.

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Three Types of Irony

• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony

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Situational Irony

• The contrast between what a character or the
  reader expects and what actually happens
• Think of an example from a book youve read.

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Verbal Irony

• Also called sarcasm
• The contrast between what someone says and what
  he or she means
• Think of an example from a recent conversation.

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Dramatic Irony

• The contrast between what a character knows and
  what the reader or audience knows
• Think of an example from a movie youve seen.

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Words to Know

• Diatribe
• Ransom
• Pervade
• Collaborative
• Comply
• Surreptitiously
• Palatable
• Proposition
• Commend
• Impudent

Write one original sentence using at least three
of these words. It doesnt have to make perfect
sense just try. ?
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The Real Definitions

• Diatribe condemnation bitter, abusive
  criticism
• Ransom a price or payment demanded in return
  for the release of property or a person
• Pervade to be spread or to be present
  throughout
• Collaborative to work together on a project
• Comply to act according to a command, request,
  or order
• Surreptitiously in a sneaky way secretly
• Palatable acceptable to the taste able to be
  eaten
• Proposition a suggested plan
• Commend to speak highly of to praise
• Impudent offensively bold and disrespectful

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Try It Again

• Write an original sentence using at least three
  of the Words to Know from the story.