Roald Dahl
Pg. 317
Point of View: 3rd person limited
Vocabulary for “Lamb to the Slaughter” Journal Prompts.
 Every day, we will be focusing on one vocabulary word
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that you should have already completed using Circle
Maps (stored in vocab section of binder).
Use ONE sheet of paper to record all of your journals.
Label each journal. (Example, #1, #2, etc.).
Respond to the journal prompt using constructed
response format.
Please follow all directions. Failure to follow the
required format will receive ½ credit at most.
 Constructed response format:
TS-Topic Sentence (restates the question and talk about the subject)
CD- Concrete Detail (direct quote, paraphrased or summarized) For example….
CD-Concrete Detail (direct quote, paraphrased, or summarized). In addition,…
CM- Commentary (your opinion, interpretation, insight, etc.) This means….
CS- Concluding Sentence As a result…..
Journal Prompts:
 Journal #1: Describe a place where
you feel placid. Where is it? What
does it look like? Provide vivid
imagery.
 Journal #2: Mary luxuriates in the
presence of her husband.
Describe someone who makes
you feel warm and complete,
someone you are drawn to.
Example:
A place where I feel
placid is…For example…
In addition,…
This means…
As a result…
TS-Topic Sentence (restates the question and talk about the subject)
CD- Concrete Detail (direct quote, paraphrased or summarized) For example….
CD-Concrete Detail (direct quote, paraphrased, or summarized). In addition,…
CM- Commentary (your opinion, interpretation, insight, etc.) This means….
CS- Concluding Sentence As a result…..
Journal Prompts:
Journal #3: Mary is bewildered by her husbands strange behavior. She has
no idea about the bad news she is about to receive. Describe a time when
you were unsuspecting and had no idea that bad news was coming. Help
us to feel your bewilderment in that moment. (4-5 sentences)
 Journal #4: Describe an injury you acquired where your blood
congealed.
 Journal #5: Explain how someone could be hospitable to another
person.
TS-Topic Sentence (restates the question and talk about the subject)
CD- Concrete Detail (direct quote, paraphrased or summarized) For example….
CD-Concrete Detail (direct quote, paraphrased, or summarized). In addition,…
CM- Commentary (your opinion, interpretation, insight, etc.) This means….
CS- Concluding Sentence As a result…..
While we read:
 On a piece of paper, draw a dialectical journal.
 For EACH page, use the “Summarize” close reading strategy
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on the handout in your “Class Info” section of your binder.
Each page should have four very brief summaries (1-2
sentences) interpreting in your own words what has
happened in the story.
Describe the author’s purpose in one sentence for each
page. (To describe Mary’s happy mood to the reader, etc.)
Key words-list and define any unknown words.
Example of Dialectical Journal on following slide:
Dialectical Journal (Close reading):
Name of strategy used from Close Reading
Sheet:
Summarize
____________________
Concepts used: i.e.
“State what the paragraph is
about…” (four summaries PER page
1-2 sentences each).
Describe what the author is doing
(1-2 sentences PER page).
Key terms: (any words you do not
know-do not leave this step blank).
Page # and
Paragraph #s
Your Answers (commentary):
Irony
Dramatic
irony
Situational irony
Definition: In a story,
when the audience
knows something the
character does not
know.
Definition: When
what happens is the
opposite of what is
expected.
Example from story:
Example from story:
1-2 sentences explaining how your
example is dramatic irony:
Another example from story:
1-2 sentences explaining how your
example is dramatic irony:
Do not forget
to cite your
concrete
details!
Note: You are
finding two
examples for
each type of
irony, and
then
explaining
EACH
example you
provided.
1-2 sentences explaining how your
example is situational irony:
Another example from story:
1-2 sentences explaining how your
example is situational irony:
Irony Review:
 On the back of your tree map, number your paper
from 1-6.
 Look at each scenario, and identify whether the
scenario is situational, dramatic, or verbal irony.
 Include a short explanation of why the scenario is the
type of irony you selected.
 http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/readingworksheets/irony-worksheet.pdf
Grammar Mini-Lesson: Active or Passive Voice
 Please take out a sheet of paper and title it “Active or
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Passive Voice Practice.”
Turn to page 327 of your textbook.
Read through the differences between active and
passive voice.
Then, rewrite the paragraph on page 327, so that all of
the verbs are in the active voice.
Note: You may have to add new subjects for some
sentences.