By the end of class, students will examine literary devices (irony and inferencing) in short fiction in order to improve literal and interpretive reading comprehension skills and make real world connections
DO NOW
review definitions of irony an inferencing from wall and ensure they are in your notebooks.
Get a text book for open note / open book multiple choice and constructed response test on Lamb to the Slaughter.
Direct Instruction
Multiple choice test - 13 questions and the following constructed response:
Evaluate how the use of situational and dramatic irony in Lamb to the Slaughter enhances the plot (storyline / what actually happens from beginning to end).
Guided / Independent
In groups - work together to evaluate each of the questions on the moral / ethics handout. Write down your responses with a short explanation for each. Your morals and ethical standards often determine big decisions you must make in life. (example: Mary Maloney decided nothing was going to stop her from protecting her unborn child.)
Check for Understanding
Share thoughts around room.
Closure
Introduce tuesday lesson regarding the prosecution or defense of Mary Maloney in a court of law.
Exit Pass
Tomorrow, will you prosecute or defend Mary Maloney? Remember you will need to cite evidence from the text to support your argument. You my use emotional appeals (play on emotions / feel sorry for her, etc) and logical appeals (facts).
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