Warm Up 11-3-2014 (WtK)1. Irony: an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually intended or stated. It conveys a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Irony is all about expectations. There are 3 kinds of irony: verbal, dramatic, & situational

2. Verbal irony: A character says one thing but means the opposite. Example: Great! I just failed that test!

3. Dramatic irony: When the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character. (You know something that the character(s) don’t).

4. Situational irony: Occurs when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what you thought it would. Example: You stay up all night studying for a test and get to class and find out that the test is not until next week. The teacher’s daughter drops out of high school.

5. Pun: the use of a word or words that either have multiple meanings or sound like other words, the result of which is humorous. Example: •If you throw a cat out a car window, does it become kitty litter? •Corduroy pillows are making headlines. •To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

“If you want to change the world, sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.”

Twice a week an obstacle course was required for McRaven’s SEAL training. One of the most feared obstacle course challenges was the “slide for life.” It was dangerous, and it put the SEALs at risk.

In the movie “Dune,” the character Paul says to himself, “Fear is the mind killer.” It’s true, because while it’s good to be wary, if fear paralyzes our intellect and our motivation, then we are truly lost. Sometimes we have to take that chance and “risk” it. But it needs to be with purpose, resolve, and awareness.

Write about a time in which you felt “paralyzed by fear.” What did you do to combat it? How did you overcome it? Explain the situation in a well-written paragraph. (1/2 page)

Admiral McRaven’s Life Lesson #6:

WARM UP 11-5-2014It’s Not That Hard

Almost everyone gets its and it’s confused, and it’s easy to see why: usually, when we want to show possession, we use an apostrophe (‘) and an s (Mara’s attitude, the dog’s breakfast, and so on). For this reason, people often use it’s when they want to show possession. Unfortunately, that is wrong, wrong, wrong. It’s is a contraction of it is; its is the word that shows possession.

Write each sentence and fill in the blanks with it’s or its.

1. _____ all right, _____ okay, you’ll be working for us someday.

2. The storm unleashed _____ fury right above our house.

3. When all’s said and done, _____ better to be the one who ends the relationship.

4. The cat meowed _____ head off, as if to say, “_____ time for my dinner!”

WARM UP 11-6-2014 Correct the following

sentences:

1. the whether on the island of crete is hot sunny and beautiful

2. Is those the animal’s pens.

3. A heard of deers eight grass outside my rooms window

WARM UP 11-7-2014

Correct the following sentence:

To get alot of attention put on a carrot costume and walk around on a pair of expecially high stilts