To earn all 25 points, your response should: • be a full paragraph with a topic sentence that directly answers the question
• have supporting sentences that include specific references to the text that
prove your claim
• include explanations sentences that tell how your evidence connects to your
claim
have a concluding statement that summarizes your claim and evidence
Prompt:
How does dramatic irony create humor in The Importance of Being
Earnest? Identify a handful of instances in which the audience members know
more about what is
going on than the characters on stage. Why does this create humor?