Crime fiction appeals to many high school readers and maximizes engagement with literature. “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is a darkly comedic short story belonging to a subgenre called revenge fantasy, as it details a husband’s murder at the hands of his wife (and the frozen leg of a lamb). This close reading analysis worksheet helps English teachers extend reading comprehension and support the process of critical thinking. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in a zip file containing editable Word Documents and printable PDFs. By completing the close reading activity, students will perform the following tasks:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Discern the narrative’s inciting incident
- Analyze the setting and its immediate effect on the audience
- Determine the tone of a given passage
- Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings
- Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, foreshadowing, ambiguity, and more
- Discern the most relevant theme from among several options
- Argue whether Mary is portrayed as an intelligent individual
- Defend claims with valid reasoning and relevant textual evidence
- Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
- Come to class/leave class better prepared to discuss literary materials
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Short Stories by Roald Dahl - Quizzes, Close Readings, and Vocabulary Games (Bundle)
Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate general reading comprehension, and support critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching three short stories by Roald Dahl: "**Lamb to the Slaughter**," "**Beware of the Dog**," and "**The Landlady**." A quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, and word search game are provided for each narrative. Answer keys for everything are also included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will do the following: * Identify what the texts state explicitly and implicitly * Determine the meanings of unfamiliar and complex words * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Determine the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Explore how "Beware of the Dog" conforms to the conventions of surrealism * Conduct research as needed to answer questions involving historical context and autobiographical parallels in "Beware of the Dog" * Describe the tone of a given passage * Determine the functions of given passages * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices including euphemism, foreshadowing, onomatopoeia, paradox, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more * Consider themes in context * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Crime fiction appeals to many high school readers and maximizes engagement with literature. "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl is a darkly comedic short story belonging to a subgenre called revenge fantasy, as it details a husband's murder at the hands of his wife (and the frozen leg of a lamb). This bundle helps English teachers evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and support critical thinking. It includes a plot-based quiz, close reading analysis worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will perform the following tasks: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Define words and phrases as they are used in the text * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Discern the narrative's inciting incident * Analyze the setting and its immediate effect on the audience * Determine the tone of a given passage * Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact * Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, foreshadowing, ambiguity, and more * Discern the most relevant theme from among several options * Argue whether Mary is portrayed as an intelligent individual * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about fictional texts with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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