Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Irony and Identity

In the cafeteria at Rockwell High school, students ate in groups. All the smart kids sat together, the band kids ate in a pack, the artists huddled lazily over their food, and the lacrosse players alternated between eating and throwing grapes at the smart kids.



“Wow,” said Sam, sitting with the other popular girls, “The lacrosse players are so mature.” She took a hairbrush out of her bag and brushed her long brown hair. Across the table, her best friend Elise reapplied her lipstick, outlining her lips carefully before looking up at the lacrosse players and laughing.


“I’m so glad we eat at this table,” said Elise, smoothing her pink skirt and taking a bite of her salad. “Can you imagine eating with them?” Elise pointed at a table across the cafeteria where a group of girls sat. Unlike Elise and Sam, who spent lunch repainting their nails and fixing their make-up, these girls edited each other’s homework and talked about books they were reading.

“I know,” said Sam, “Those girls are so cool. I wish I could be like them.” She rolled her eyes and continued brushing her hair. Elise laughed and returned to her lunch, admiring her perfect pink fingernails as she took a sip of soda.

Questions:

a. Name the character that uses a lot of sarcasm.

b. Give one example of sarcasm she uses.

c. Explain why the statement you chose is sarcastic. (What did she say? What did she mean?)

d. The challenge! What do you think this sarcastic statement shows us about your character? GO DEEP. Who is she? Why does she use sarcasm?

8 comments:

gracej said...

Sam is the character that uses alot of sarcasm. One example of sarcasm that she used was when she said "The lacrosse players are so mature". This is an example of sarcasm because it clearly shows how Sam was mocking the Lacrosse players by saying that they were the complete opposite of being fully grown or developed. By that she meant that they were acting very childish for throwing grapes and food at other people. This example of sarcasm shows that this character is very wise in a way, she is sophisticated. She uses sarcasm to show her wordly knowledge of maturity and immaturity.

zontrelljones said...

the name of the character that uses a lot of scarcasm is sam.for example "those girls are so cool i wish i could be like them she rolled her eyes and continued brushing her hair.this is sarcasm statement because she said i wish i could be them.from the top of my head i know no poplaur student want to be like a nerd.she was just try to hurt someone feeling.i think that sarcasm statements shows that my character is a bully because she try to hurt people feeling

Tatyana Mitchell said...

A.A Character That Uses A lot Of Sarcasm Is Sam.
B.An Example Of Sarcasm Sam Uses Is "Those Girls Are So Cool.I Wish I Could Be Like Them."
C.The Reason I Chose The Statement I Made Is Because Why Would She Want To Be Like Them When She Looks Better Then Them And Dress Better And Gets Most Of The Attention,Sam Said "She Wished She Could Be Like Them And They Are So Cool,"In My Opinion I Think She Really Meant To Say She Wouldn't Want To Be Them Because They Are So Lame.
D.From The Sarcastic Statement Sam Made Tells Me That Sam Is Very Mean And She Hurts People Feelings On Purpose.She Uses Sarcasm Statements Because She Thinks Shes Better Then Every One Else.

tasheema davis said...

a)the character that used alot of sarcasm in the text was sam.
b)one example of the many sarcasm she used was when she said "those girls are so cool i wish i could be like them"then she rolled her eyes ...
c)the statement i used clearly showed that sam didn't really mean that because she's a popular girl and what popular girl do u know want's to be a normal nerdy girl if she wanted to do that she could just join them...
d)the sarcastic statment my character used shows that she's very stuck up and think she's better then everybody elso

myeisha.c said...

the name of the character that uses a lot of scarcasm is sam.for example "those girls are so cool i wish i could be like them she rolled her eyes and continued brushing her hair.this is sarcasm statement because she said i wish i could be them.from what i know is that no poplaur student want to be like a nerds.she was just try to hurt someone feeling.but not exactly hurt there feelings because she is not talking to them to they face so she not actually hurting they feelings.i think that sarcasm statements shows sam in the story the character is a popular girl who think she all that and likes to tlk about people and hurt they feelings.i think she uses sarcasm to acutally hurt someones feeling.

naje said...

a.the character that uses alot of sarcasm is sam
b.an example of sarcasm that sam uses is when she said she wishes she could be like the ''smart'' kids and then rolled her eyes and reapplied her lip gloss
c.the peice of sarcasm i chose was I know,” said Sam, “Those girls are so cool. I wish I could be like them.” She rolled her eyes and continued brushing her hair. Elise laughed.the reason that i think that this is sarcasm is because just a few minutes ago they were throwing grapes at the ''smart'' kids and know she's(sam's) saying sarcasticly that she wants to be like those girls i already know that she doesn't mean it because if she did her friend wouldn't have laughed at what she said
d.well what i think this say's about my character is that she's a bossy girl she has a snotty attitude and no one like's her but the girls that follow up behind her.but she also think it's okay to talk about people behind their backs but i don't think so. she's a mean, snotty, uptight, bossy,stuck up,rediculous girl beause she doesn't think everyone is suppose to be treated fairly because of what they know and how they look

Tanzania warren said...

Sam is the character who use alot of sarcasm. One example of her sarasm is"Those girls are so cool.I wish that i could be just like them."She rolled her eyes and continued brushing her hair.This is sarcasm because she doesn't really want to be like them another thing that shows you that she's being sarcastic is because she rolls her eyes to show you that she's just kidding.I think that this shoes that she is a very sarcastic person.S he use sarcasm to show that she really does n't mean what she is saying.She is a character who used sarcasm to express how she felt about someone.

lashonda hooks said...

A SAM USES ALOT OF SARCASM
B "THOSE GIRLS ARE SO COOL, I WISH I WAS LIKE THEM."
C THIS IS SARCASM BECAUSE SHE SAID THAT IN A MEAN WAY TO HURT THIER FEELINGS SHE DID'T WANT TO BE LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE POPULAR.
D IT SHOWS US THAT SHE'S A MEAN PERSON AND SHES TO SURE OF HER SELF AND SHE USES SARCASM TO SHOW THAT SHE THINKS SHE BETTER THAN EVERYONE1