Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Wednesday, October 22 - Introduction to Lamb to the Slaughter

By the end of class, students will examine literary devices in short fiction in order to improve literal and interpretive reading comprehension skills and make real world connections

DO NOW

 Irony practice worksheet.

 Direct Instruction

 You can associate the word LUXURIATE  with LUXURY. However, "Luxuriate" is a VERB - it is an ACTION word. It has a POSITIVE connotation. 




Antonyms for luxuriate









Introduction to Lamb to Slaughter  - WORD SPLASH


MAKE PREDICTIONS  - VIEW the COVER PAGE and write down two nouns, two adjectives and two verbs that describe the picture. List them in notebook. 
Consider the TiTLE - Lamb to the Slaughter - what might this mean? 
Make a prediction (inference) about what the story is going to be about.  The DIFFERENCE between a prophecy and an inference is that an:
INFERENCE = an educated guess about what is to come. It is based on evidence
Prophecy = random prediction

Guided

Read together pages - 317 to top of 320

Independent




Graphic Organizers

Begin to build the characters of Mary and patrick Maloney using the graphic organizers provided. Carefully analyze what they, say, do and how they are described. Provide page numbers and quotes to reveal the trait you claim they possess. A word bank is provided but you may also use your own words.

 One constructed response

Analyze Patrick Maloney's behavior as he delivers his news to Mary (top of page 319 / right column). What do you infer (predict) is happening and what kind of person can you infer Patrick is by what he says and how he says it?

Check for understanding / closure

Share traits to visualize character and make predictions about what will happen next.

Exit Pass

What will Mary do next? Why do you think this?





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