Block Day, November 30 & December 1 ~ Lamb to the Slaughter

Roots

• vac - empty 
• vert, vers - turn
• viv, vita, vivi - alive, life
• vor - eat greedily

This concludes your list of roots! 
QUIZ next week on Block.
Roots will be a major part of your final, so keep your list handy for review!

Today you have the opportunity to work on J18 (The Masque of the Read Death) located on yesterday's blog.
After J18 is complete, please read Short Story #3 for silent reading and and then complete J19.

Short Story #3 - 


Click here for short story #3 - Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl


Journal 19

•  Ten bullet points about the author, Roald Dahl. Click here 
•  Did you know the late great Dahl has his own dictionary. Check it out. Click here
•  I hope I don't dispunge your short story. Define dispunge. Hint: it's from Dahl's dictionary.
•  Define irony. What are the 3 types of irony? Record these in your journal.

 J19 continued

1. What type of irony is evident in "Lamb to the Slaughter"? Explain your answer. (HINT: All three are in the story.)

2.  What influence does Mary's pregnancy have on the story?

3.  Why is Patrick's profession important?

4.  What is the origin and meaning of the title "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

5.  Why does Mary insist the police eat the leg of lamb?

HOMEWORK

Are your journals caught up?

J16 - Movie Comparison 

J17 - Two Kinds

J18 - Masque of the Red Death

J19 - Lamb to the Slaughter - If you did not read this one in class, please read for homework and complete the journal.

Witmer's class: Journal check next Tuesday, December 5.