2.02 Dreamers often Lie

• Introduction
• Learn
• Try It
• Task

Introduction

Do you ever feel like "All I know is that I know nothing"? Or, have you ever had "love to hurt so good"? How about "you need to lose yourself to find yourself"? These are called paradoxes, or contradictions that are seemingly true. Look at the paradoxical image below.

The number can be a six or a nine depending on what angle you are looking. So, the picture may look contradictory on first glance, but it is seemingly true.

Writers incorporate paradox into their writing to add a deeper meaning to their work.

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to... Identify and define paradox in a nonfiction work Analyze an essay using the SOAPSTone method The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts, Grade 11 objectives: 10, 11, 12, 14, 20, 20a, 20b, 20f, 28.