Monday, September 19 - Introduction to Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students will make predictions, and inferences in short fiction in order to improve reading comprehension.

DO NOW

In 2-4 sentences, make a prediction about what this story is going to be about based on the title and the picture. :

Direct Instruction

In addition to making inferences, elements that we will be analyzing in Lamb to the Slaughter:

1. Foreshadowing
3. Situational Irony
4. Dramatic Irony
5. Characterization


Guided 

Read Lamb to the Slaughter together.  Annotate for vocabulary and key information. information you want to highlight or underline includes:
1. Details about setting
2. Description of characters.
3. Any interesting events (plot).
4. Anything that is confusing or not clear. 

Be sure to write in the margin WHY you underlined what you do. Otherwise, when you go back, you won't know what you are looking for. Use the annotation guide lines distributed last week to help you annotate.

Independent

Complete comprehensive questions 

Begin the plot structure graphic organizer -

Check for understanding

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Discuss how the setting affects the plot.

Exit Pass

How might things have been different if the setting was in a restaurant?