Tuesday, March 8 - Introduction to Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will  analyze short fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW


Quizlet practice - POV

Direct Instruction

Introduction to Lamb to the Slaughter - holt text pages 316-317

Make predictions - what do you INFER this is going to be about from reading the title and subtitle on page 317?

This short fictional story:
1. Is written in 3rd person limited point of view
2. Has situational and dramatic irony
3. The title is a biblical allusion
4. Several scenes are ambiguous so we must infer what happens
5. Events can be clearly mapped on a plot structure

Guided

Read 317-319 together. 

Independent

1. Describe the setting in detail.

2. Describe Mary Maloney. What does she look like? How does she behave? What kind of person do you think she is?

3. Identify three specific things from the text that Mary does to suggest that she loves her husband (page 318).

4. . Identify three things that suggest something is wrong by Patrick's behavior.

5. What do we infer Patrick told Mary? Provide specific words from the text (textual evidence) that makes you think that.

6. What is Mary's immediate reaction? Is this this reaction odd or would you expect it?

5. Begin the plot structure graphic organizer.  - keep it or put it in your folder to continue tomorrow. Definitions of each part are on the back of the diagram if you have forgotten.

Check for Understanding 

Individual and/or group student checks during independent work.

Closure

Make predictions.

Exit Pass

What do you think is going to happen and why do you think that?