Point of View in *Summer of the Mariposas* Chapter 2
Grade 7•45 minutes•RL.8.1, RL.8.6
Learning Objective
I can explain how the differing perspectives of the characters and the reader in chapter 2 of *Summer of the Mariposas* create dramatic irony.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define dramatic irony in your own words.
2. Explain how dramatic irony creates tension or suspense in a story. Give an example from a movie or book you have read (other than the examples in the video).
3. Imagine that in *Summer of the Mariposas*, the reader knows that one of the sisters has a secret plan to leave the others. However, the other sisters are unaware of this plan. How would this create dramatic irony?
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Educational Video
In on a secret? That's dramatic irony - Christopher Warner
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