Friday, March 11 - LTTS Assessment

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

DO NOW

Add these three vocabulary words into your notebooks. Do not define the word by using another form of the word:

1. Certifiable - officially recognized as needing treatment for a mental disorder

2. Validate - demonstrate or support the truth or value of.


3. Premeditate - think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.

Direct Instruction

Lamb to the Slaughter Multiple choice - 5 points each (90 points)

THEN:

CHOOSE 1 of the 2 /  40 test points for LTTS:

1. Analyze how Roald Dahl used DRAMATIC irony in Lamb to the Slaughter in order to create suspense. Provide two examples of textual evidence to support your answer.

2. Analyze the differences in Mary Maloney's character before the murder and after the murder and explain how these traits influence her behavior. Provide two examples of textual evidence to support your answer. 

Independent

Guided / Independent

1. Do you think Mary Maloney:
a.  committed a crime of passion and didn't really mean to kill
b. is insane
c. is a cold-blooded killer that premeditated the whole murder
d. is in a mentally abusive relationship and needs help

 Use the handout and find evidence for each one from the text.  This means find an exact quote that supports each one and write it in the box.

2. Now choose ONE that YOU believe to be true. Pretend you are either Mary's defense attorney or you are the prosecuting attorney. You are giving your closing argument to the jury. Use the evidence from the text to support your argument and be persuasive! Remember, facts (logical appeals) help persuasion. You can also use emotional appeals (feel sorry for her?).  Either use a NEO or write on the back of the handout. 

Check for Understanding - 

Individual Student checks during independent work

Closure

Review answers and introduction to persuasion

Exit Pass / HW
BETRAYAL and DECEPTION are two major themes in Lamb to the Slaughter. Explain how Patrick's betrayal resulted in Mary's deceptive behavior and then evaluate it (do you think his betrayal gives Mary the excuse to kill, create an alibi, deceive the police and get away with murder?)