Thursday, September 22 - LTTS - The prosecution or Defense of Mary Maloney

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze themes of LTTS and form opinions in order to make real-world connections.

DO NOW

Write down some themes of of LTTS -

• Betrayal ( Patrick betrays Mary / Mary betrays the police)
• Appearances can be deceiving (small, weak Mary?? NOT)
• Human Nature prevails (mother does anything to protect baby / some also say it was in Patrick's nature to "cheat")

Direct Instruction

Discuss themes. Any others?? Return plot structures and Mary character traits. 

Analyze Mary's character in beginning of story compared to after she killed Patrick. Use handouts provided and students use work from yesterday to share answers.

Discuss and note types of conflicts and conflict resolutions on handout.

Guided

Review directions for the ARGUMENT ASSIGNMENT.

Independent

Choose an argument and then find evidence to support your argument by completing handout. Then type your argument on a NEO. Be sure to be persuasive and use Mary's character traits to help support your claim in addition to the quotes and instances you use to convict her or aquit her.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Closure

Review for test tomorrow.