Lamb to the Slaughter

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In deze les zitten 30 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 2 videos.

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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Learning goals:
- You can analyze a short story.
- You understand and know how to use the correct terminology for the analysis. 

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

At the end of the lesson I can:
- Evaluate and analyze a fictional character that I have read about in a short story. 
- Select evidence from the text to support my evaluation. 

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Lamb to the slaughter
Roald Dahl
British author
Wrote both children's and adult books and stories
Children's often funny
Adults often bizar. 

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Video

What tragic news does Patrick give Mary at the beginning of the book? How do you think this impacts her emotionally? How does she react?

Slide 6 - Open vraag

What does Patrick Maloney tell Mary before she kills him?
A
He does not like her cooking.
B
That he is not happy with his job.
C
That he is having an affair.
D
That he wasn't hungry.

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

Write your impression of Mary Maloney as a wife. Multiple answers are possible.

Slide 8 - Open vraag

What is the significance of Patrick's profession and Mary's interaction with the police?

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Justify the title of the story "Lamb to the Slaughter."

Slide 10 - Open vraag

Conflict: protagonist and antagonist

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Who is the protagonist (main character) in "The Lamb to the Slaughter?"
A
Jack Noonan, the detective
B
Mary Maloney
C
Patrick Maloney
D
Sam, the greengrocer

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Who is the antagonist in the story?
A
Mary Maloney
B
Patrick Maloney
C
Jack Noonan
D
the detectives

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

Dynamic character
Character that changes during the story (narrative) and learns from the changes. 
e.g. through conflict, challenges, experience.

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Describe the first dynamic character moment in the short story.

Slide 15 - Open vraag

Character analysis: Write down the evidence from the text about Mary's loyalty to her husband.

Slide 16 - Open vraag

Open question: Do you think Mary Maloney is "a good wife" to Patrick? Explain your answer in at least ten words.

Slide 17 - Open vraag

Situational Irony
when one’s efforts produces the opposite results of what was expected 
or
difference between what you expect can/will happen and what actually happens

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

What is an example of situational irony in 'Lamb to the slaughter'?
A
Mary 's personality
B
Patrick's personality
C
The police looking for the murder weapon
D
Mary going shopping for supper.

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

Dramatic Irony
when the audience/reader knows things the characters do not. Because of this the audience may foresee (NOT FORESHADOW) the outcome. 

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Name three situations in the story that could be seen as dramatic irony.

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Plot

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

What is the main climax of the story?
A
Patrick coming home to work.
B
The police giving their estimation about the murder weapon and that it is still in the house.
C
The detectives eating the murder weapon.
D
Mary calling the police to report her husband's murder.

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

What is the rising action in the story?
A
When Patrick delivers to Mary the bad news.
B
When the policemen arrived.
C
When Mary gets the leg of lamb from the freezer after being in shock.
D
When Mary called the police.

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

What is the falling action in the story?
A
Mary crying to the police.
B
Mary giggling.
C
The policemen eating the evidence.
D
When Mary cooks the lamb, goes to the store to buy vegetables and rehearses.

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

What are some themes of Lamb to the Slaughter?

Slide 26 - Open vraag

What does the leg of lamb symbolize in the "Lamb to the Slaughter?"

Slide 27 - Open vraag

Watching
You have read the story, now watch the (rather old) version from the series "tales of the unexpected"

Slide 28 - Tekstslide

Slide 29 - Video

What happens to the murder weapon?
A
Mary threw it away.
B
Mary puts it back into the freezer.
C
Jack Noonan found it under the sofa.
D
The detectives ate it.

Slide 30 - Quizvraag