I would like you to read “An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil” by Bonnie Lang. (handout)
There will be a number of multiple choice questions for you to answer. Consider this open book, as you make look up definitions of literary terms that you are unsure of. Circle the answers on the sheet provided and submit when complete.
You will also be asked to write a paragraph discussing the irony in the article. Please refer specifically to the piece and include quotations as support. Don’t forget to include the name of the piece and the author in your topic sentence as well as letting the reader know that the paragraph will focus on irony.
Don’t forget analysis paragraph format:
Your paragraph should
- make a debatable claim (the topic sentence)
- provide proof for that claim (the evidence or support)
- show how the evidence supports the claim (the analysis)
- contain effective transitions both within the paragraph so that the reader can follow the logic of the argument.
Submit using Google Docs.