The definition of irony as a literary device is a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality. Check it out in this mini spark.

Spark your thinking!

1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #78: Literary Device Lesson-Irony

2. Record this definition on your recording page:

IRONY- The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

3. Set up your recording page with three sections.

Situational irony                      Dramatic irony                        Verbal irony

3. Discover three types of irony using this TED-Ed lesson. Read all of the teaching paragraphs and the video. Jot down notes on your recording page for each of the categories.

4. Use your notes to create a visual with definitions and examples to show what you learned from the TEd-Ed lesson page.

5. Share your language arts mini spark recording page and visual with your teacher/EY coordinator.