Tuesday, October 28, POV"s and Defense or Prosecution of Mary Maloney

Objective: 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

Why does Roald Dahl use third person limited point of view for Lamb to the Slaughter? Whose view do you se the story from?
Why is that important?

DIRECT instruction

Point of View PPT

Guided

Practice POV

Independent

Will you prosecute or defend Mary Maloney? You are an attorney and you can choose to defend or prosecute Mary Maloney for the murder of her husband Patrick. You KNOW she killed him. She told you. However, you must consider the evidence or lack thereof. You must also consider Mary's physical and emotional state.Use emotional appeals (play on emotions  / feel sorry for her, etc) and logical appeals (facts) to create a court worthy closing argument. 2- 3 paragraphs with 2-3 citations (quotes) from the text to support your argument.

Remember also - Mary's character traits - if you defend her, you will describe her as  the PRE-MURDER Mary (kind, loving, dependent, etc) and if you decide to prosecute her, you are describing her as the POST-Murder Mary (manipulative, cold, deceitful, etc)

Closure

Review POV, irony and inferences

Exit Pass

What POV is a journal written in? What do you think are the pros and cons of information obtained from a journal (is it a reliable source)? Why or why not?