Sunday, September 16, 2018

Monday & Tuesday, September 17 & 18 - POV and Introduction to Lamb to the Slaughter

Objective: By the end of class, students understand different narrative perspectives (points of view) and be introduced to new short fiction in order to prepare to read and improve comprehension.

DO NOW

Write the following definitions into your notebooks:

Narrative = Story
Perspective = Viewpoint

Therefore, NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE = POINT OF VIEW

Direct Instruction

POV PPT


GuidedAn IDIOM is an expression, not literal in meaning ( i.e it's raining cats and dogs)
"like a lamb to the slaughter"

If someone does something or goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they do it without knowing that something bad is going to happen and therefore act calmly and without fighting against the situation.


WORD SPLASH 
PICK THREE VERBS (action words) and THREE ADJECTIVES (descriptive words) that come to mind when you look at the following picture:



Make a prediction regarding what this story is going to be about.

Guided 

Read the first page of Lamb to the Slaughter.

Annotate for the SETTING and CHARACTERS.

Discuss setting and characters and what we know about them so far.

Independent - Go back to text and provide textual evidence for each answer below:

1. Describe the setting. Also, infer what decade might it be and why.

2. Describe Ms Mary Maloney.

3. Describe How Mary Maloney feels about her husband. How do you know. 

4. Describe the routine when her husband comes home form work. 

5. What does her husband, Patrick do for a living? For how long?

6. What do we infer Patrick told Mary?

7. How do you know this is 3rd person limited POV? Whose perspective do you know? Provide two quotes that exemplify this...

8. You do not know Patrick's POV. If you did, you would not have to infer what he is thinking or feeling. Why does the author do this?


.Complete # 1-10 of comprehensive questions on handout provided.

Check for understanding

Individual student checks during independent work

Closure

PREDICT - what is going to happen next???









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