Tuesday, September 20 - Inferencing and Irony

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze short fiction for foreshadowing, characterization and irony in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

How does the setting influence  the plot in Lamb to the Slaughter? (also, remember where they were suppose to be that night and how that would affect the course of events!)

Direct Instruction

SITUATIONAL IRONY

VERBAL IRONY

DRAMATIC IRONY

Guided

1. Identify at least two parts of the story, Lamb to the Slaughter, that are examples of dramatic irony.

2. Identify two parts of the story that are situational irony.

3. Summarize (who, what, when and where) Lamb to the Slaughter up until the part where Patrick is about to tell her something (third paragraph on top of second page). What words does the author use to FORESHADOW that he is going to tell her something bad?


Independent

Finish the comprehensive questions from yesterday. As you do so, continue to annotate the story, making notations regarding where you found answers, irony foreshadowing, etc. Also be sure to circle and define any unknown words.

Check for understanding

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Review definitions and make predictions.