"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl   (1953) 

GOALS: 
  1. Analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone
  2. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text
  3. Determine Characterization (Direct vs Indirect (STEAL: Speech, Thought, Effect on Others, Actions, Looks)) and use textual evidence as support 
  4. Explain Irony (Dramatic, Verbal, Situational, Cosmic) using textual evidence to support 
  5. Identify Foreshadowing
  6. Identify Tone 
RESEARCH: 
  1. Who is Roald Dahl?  
  2. In the 1950's, how were women expected to behave? 
Write:
​  "Writing from a Point of View" 

BEFORE WE READ......

    Take the Survey 

Download / Read / Listen : 

Lamb to the Slaughter.pdf
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Lamb to the Slaughter  (full text) 

Lamb to the Slaughter - Audio - Part 1 
Lamb to the Slaughter - Audio - Part 2 

WRITE: 
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Packet   

AFTER WE READ....

Alfred Hitchcock Presents   (1958) 

 Tales of the Unexpected  (1979)