Wednesday, Feb 26 - Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction and practice persuasive writing in order to improve communication necessary in all life skills.

DO NOW

If Mary confessed to Murdering Patrick, would you defend her on grounds of temporary insanity, or would you want to prosecute her for cold-blooded murder? Why? 

DIRECT Instruction

For periods 1/2

1. Identify three examples of situational irony in LTTS.
2. Identify the dramatic irony in LTTS.
3. Explain the verbal irony of the title of the story.
4. Identify and then Analyze the dramatic and situational irony on page 324 (the last page of the story).

Guided

Read the directions for short essay together. Using a NEO, write your defense or prosecution essay for MAry. I will choose two winners - one that write the best defensive essay and one that writes the best offensive essay. I will decide based on the following factors:

1. Best evidence from text (three individual pieces of evidence).
2. Properly formatted in paragraphs.
3. Clear thesis in opening paragraph and concise  conclusion.

Independent

Write essay.

Closure 

review for test on Thursday.

Exit Pass

ROald dahl says, "Beastly people must be punished." In your opinion, who was more beastly n LTTS - Patrick or Mary? Do you have any sympathy for Mary at all? Why or why not?