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Exploring Satire and Irony in 'A Nice Place to Visit' Text

This workshop aims to enhance your understanding of satire and irony in the text "A Nice Place to Visit." Learn to introduce and cite quotes, analyze the author's purpose, and improve concluding sentences. Practice tasks and discussions will clarify misconceptions and boost your rewriting skills for better comprehension.

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Exploring Satire and Irony in 'A Nice Place to Visit' Text

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  1. “A Nice Place to Visit” workshop

  2. Terry Fox Re-Writes • Were much better! • Everyone improved.  • However, still a few things to remember: • Quotes need to be introduced and cited. • The title of the text needs to be introduced. • Make sure that you have a strong concluding sentence.

  3. Terry Fox Multiple Choice • Review answers • Questions?

  4. Satire PPT • Let’s review satire.

  5. I Noticed • Many of you: • Missed the irony in the article • Misunderstood the prompt • Incorrectly integrated and cited quotes • Had weak concluding sentences. • It is the last sentence the marker reads!

  6. Stereotypes • Discuss with your group, what are traditional stereotypes that exist for Canadians and New Yorkers?

  7. The Purpose of the Article • With your group, discuss the purpose of the article “A Nice Place to Visit”. -What is the author trying to say?

  8. The Purpose • The author is comparing New York City to Toronto • He uses irony to criticize New York • Every statement that appears to criticize Toronto, is actually criticizing New York

  9. Let’s Re-Read • Looking at the article again, lets see what the author is really saying.

  10. Multiple Choice • Take up multiple choice questions

  11. The prompt • With reference to the text, discuss irony. • This does not mean irony in general – it means irony in the text you just read! • You must give multiple examples of irony.

  12. Quotes • You MUST: • Introduce your quote • Provide a citation • Ex. (McCann, para 4) • Explain your quote • How does it support your point?

  13. Practice Task • Practice properly integrating these quotes.

  14. Concluding Sentences • This is the last sentence the marker reads! • It is crucial that it is strong and impactful. • The marker will assign your mark within 5 seconds of reading your last sentence!

  15. Re-Writes • You can re-write this piece for homework if you like. • There will be no class time for this. • If you missed the irony, I would highly recommend re-writing. • Irony is tricky and you need to make sure you understand it!

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