Lamb to the Slaughter The perfect murder Put

Lamb to the Slaughter

The perfect murder… Put a check mark beside the ones that you agree with… a) It should be easy to arrange. ______ b) It should leave no clues. ______ c) There should be no noise. ______ d) It should take place in a lonely, isolated place. ______ e) It should be cheap. ______ f) No violence should be necessary. ______ g) It should look like an accident. ______ h) It should be quick. ______

Today’s Checklist Lamb to the Slaughter Reading The three types of irony Alfred Hitchcock’s “Lamb to the Slaughter”

Learning Goals: By the end of class I will… Identify the types of Irony Be able to apply them to the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” Be able to apply the plot elements to the short story. Be able to complete a creative task on the short story “Lamb to the Slaughter”

First Person Narration: The Runner- Version A I wake up feeling tired again. 5: 45 A. M. Oh man, sooooo early. But it's worth it. I'm barely conscious, but that I know. I slip on a long-sleeved t-shirt and put a short sleeved t-shirt on over it. Sweatpants, gortex jacket (the one I got for my birthday from my girlfriend Kari), mitts and baseball hat. And my shoes and socks of course. I can't run 10 K without my shoes. Out on the street, the tap of my shoes on the pavement is the only sound I hear but for my breath, adjusting to the cold November air. No cars, no buses, nobody. My dad ran a marathon when he was 16 and I'm going to do one better. 15. I'm going to finish the Toronto Marathon as a grade nine student. I'm going to prove myself to that jerk if it's the last thing I do.

Third Person Narration: The Runner - Version B The clock by the boy's bed reads: 5: 45. The boy opens the curtain behind the clock and looks out at a dark sky. A tree can be faintly seen - no leaves. The boy, 14 years old, gets dressed in running clothing, putting on many layers. He says not a word and makes barely a sound as he stretches on his bedroom floor. The boy, all 130 pounds of him, leaves his house on a quiet suburban street. He runs down the middle of the road, passing minivans and modest cars that sit in the driveways of his neighbours' townhouses. A man stands in the living room of the boy's house, watching him slip away into the dark. The man looks much like the boy, 20 pounds heavier and about 30 years older. The man, the boy's father, takes a sip from his coffee cup and slowly nods his head. The man turns away from the window, smiling.

Let’s Examine… Same story, right? But the reader gets different information. We get a sense of his neighbourhood based on its cars and its houses. This time the boy's father is a character in the story. He smiles as he watches his son go out for an early-morning run. He seems proud of him. Or maybe he's smiling remembering his own running glory days. What do you think?

Small Group Activity… Assignment: Knowing what you know about narration point of view, now we're going to write a "chain" story. In pairs: Write the beginning of a story. One paragraph, 7 -8 sentences. Write it in "first person". Exchange your beginnings with your partner and write a "middle" to his or her story. One paragraph, 7 -8 sentences. Write it in "third person objective narration". Finally, after receiving your story from your partner, finish the story, giving it an ending. One paragraph, 7 -8 sentences. Write it in "third person omniscient narration". When you're done, be prepared to share your story with the class. Read and respond to other stories. Look at what happened to the stories you helped write. Interesting, isn't it? Notice HOW the story is told is very important.

STORY STARTERS The airplane sputtered and sank low into the jungle.

STORY STARTERS It seemed like an ordinary day. I was walking the dog after school. Suddenly she stopped, turned around and said, "Look, why don't we. . .

STORY STARTERS I don't believe in magic pencils, but. . .

STORY STARTERS The day the teacher overslept we. . .

STORY STARTERS Yesterday, the mailman delivered a huge wooden crate. I heard a strange noise coming from inside.

Irony in the movies … Shrek 2 and Mean Girls

The three types of irony Dramatic irony - A situation in which the audience knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know Example - Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged sleep. He assumes her to be dead and kills himself. Upon awakening to find her dead lover beside her, Juliet then kills herself.

Verbal irony - A contradiction of expectation between what is said and what is meant Example - “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man". - Julius Caesar Note: This is not the same literary device as an oxymoron!

Situational irony - A contradiction of expectation between what might be expected and what actually occurs often connected to a fatalistic or pessimistic view of life Example – Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink

Irony in “Lamb to the Slaughter” Type of irony Example

Lamb to the Slaughter Alfred Hitchcock’s Lamb to the Slaughter Create a comparison chart between the Roald Dahl’s short story and Alfred Hitchcock’s video version Example…

Comparison chart Movie Patrick’s secret Mary at the store The detectives Other details Short story

Mary Maloney’s Identity Mary Maloney’s identity changes throughout the story. What are her two identities? When does she change from one to the other?

Lamb to the Slaughter Complete the creative activity for “Lamb to the Salughter”