{"id":1187,"date":"2026-07-15T11:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/?page_id=1187"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:45:26","slug":"the-landlady-expository-paragraph","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/english\/short-stories\/the-landlady-expository-paragraph\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Landlady&#8221; Expository Paragraph"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-9s2x7n-5ac11bbf8abed96d6201df9e1e8b18f2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrmf25do-1b840e09474ac425cfccedaf1675faad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975\">\n#top .flex_column.av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-87jtbn-1f297f299d2506001d7890e52e791d02\">\n.avia-image-container.av-87jtbn-1f297f299d2506001d7890e52e791d02 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-87jtbn-1f297f299d2506001d7890e52e791d02 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-87jtbn-1f297f299d2506001d7890e52e791d02 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1196 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1196 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Roald_Dahl_September_1990-217x300.png\" alt='' title='Roald_Dahl_September_1990'  height=\"300\" width=\"217\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Roald_Dahl_September_1990-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Roald_Dahl_September_1990.png 371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5cnok3-a8b399f7af781d34b02896743747fa81\">\n#top .flex_column.av-5cnok3-a8b399f7af781d34b02896743747fa81{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-5cnok3-a8b399f7af781d34b02896743747fa81{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5cnok3-a8b399f7af781d34b02896743747fa81 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gkqeb-c82a631184a65607abee93ca60965bb6\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-gkqeb-c82a631184a65607abee93ca60965bb6 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-gkqeb-c82a631184a65607abee93ca60965bb6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">Topic:\u00a0 Write an expository paragraph explaining\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">what is really happening<\/strong><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">\u00a0in the story, &#8220;The Landlady&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">or<\/strong><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">\u00a0write an expository paragraph about\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">what happens next<\/strong><span class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">, in the plot of the story.\u00a0<em>What are the clues that point us in the right direction?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roald Dahl interview and short film - Pebble Mill at One 1982\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQkz_X1Rg60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/robert-harper-uk\/the-landlady-by-roald-dahl\">&#8220;The Landlady&#8221; with British Accent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NpWHZJZQDSE\">Plot Mountain! | The Plot Diagram Song | Scratch Garden<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fpyVl3XKVls\">Roald Dahl | Lamb to the Slaughter &#8211; Full audiobook with text (AudioEbook)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0\">Situational irony: The opposite of what you think &#8211; Christopher Warner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\"><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4\"><strong>Literary Focus:\u00a0 Two Kinds of Irony<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\">&#8220;Lamb to the Slaughter&#8221; contains two kinds of irony. The use of irony upsets our expectations of how the story will turn out, yet it leaves a memorable impression.\u00a0<strong>Situational irony<\/strong>\u00a0occurs when an event in a story turns out to be exact opposite of what the reader had expected.\u00a0In\u00a0<strong>dramatic irony<\/strong>\u00a0the reader knows something important that one or more of the characters don&#8217;t know.\u200b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\">\u200bLook for the story events that lead to\u00a0<strong>situational irony<\/strong>. Ask yourself: &#8220;Which\u00a0story events are expected? Which are unexpected?&#8221;\u200b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\">As the story progresses, you are &#8220;in on&#8221; information that some story characters are not. Look to see how this situation creates\u00a0<strong>dramatic irony.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">Extending Opportunity:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">Create an Irony Chart\u200b including passages\/quotes and how the passages create irony.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"ms-rteThemeBackColor-7-1 ms-rteFontSize-5\" style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\"><strong>Topic:<\/strong>\u00a0Write an I\u00a0<strong>P<\/strong>EE PEE C paragraph that explains how important the use of\u00a0irony is to the plot of the story.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\"><span class=\"ms-rteThemeBackColor-7-1 ms-rteFontSize-5\">sample\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"ms-rteThemeBackColor-7-1 ms-rteFontSize-5\">position<\/strong><span class=\"ms-rteThemeBackColor-7-1 ms-rteFontSize-5\">:<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-10\">To set the tone for this sinister story, Dahl infuses his writing with dramatic and situational irony.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Handouts:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Plot-Landlady.pdf\">Plot Landlady<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Landlady-paragraph-writing.pdf\">Landlady paragraph writing<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Lamb-to-the-Slaughter-paragraph-writing.pdf\">Lamb to the Slaughter paragraph writing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-215k0j-906cfc1e1378d80299c7c1ee581c00dc av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":435,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bg_child_page_menu_hide":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1187"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1189,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1187\/revisions\/1189"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}