“irony” by jennifer t. the shards of glass littered the cold, black asphalt like sparkling stars strewn across the night sky. their brilliance catching the corner of my eye, making me slow down, just to look at them a little longer. in my awe of the sheer beauty of merely broken glass, i couldn’t but think how someone else’s tragedy could be so beautiful to me. source: t., jennifer. “irony.” teen ink. teen ink, n. d. web. 6 july 2011. the poem is an example of external conflictinternal conflictdramatic ironysituational irony

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?

What role must the audience play in the creation of an argument? how do bubbles(communities) complicate audience? should audiences be smarter? if yes, how do you make people smarter?

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”