Picturing Irony

Recently in class, the eighth-graders reviewed the three types of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic) in preparation for reading and analyzing several short stories with ironic situations and/or endings.  In order to demonstrate their initial understanding of irony, the students created visual aids.  Their pictures needed to include an image as well as original text (in the form of a caption or a speech bubble).  The students shared their creations in class (so fun!) which helped to reinforce their learning. 

I hope you enjoy their work as much as I do! (Click on pictures to enlarge.)

Andrew's visual aid for dramatic irony (the audience knows something that the character does not):

 Noah's flyer for situational irony:

 


Kayla O.'s humorous example of situational irony:

 Caleb Z.'s "comic"-al take on situational irony: