Clue # 1 – Plot Diagram
Match the plot points to the numbered spots
on this chart. If they are in the correct order,
the letters will coordinate with numbers 1-11
to give you a secret message.
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6
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8
4
3
2
9
1
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(S) Mary Maloney was waiting at home for her husband, Patrick Maloney, to come back from work.
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(H) Her husband arrived home and told her some bad news.
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(E) Mary clubbed Patrick in the head with the leg of lamb, killing him.
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(G) Mary came home and discovered her dead husband on the floor, then called the police.
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(E) Mary fed the leg of lamb to the police detectives.
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(A)The police talked about where the murder weapon might be while they were eating.
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(W) Mary laughed in relief because the evidence was “right under their noses.”
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(T) Lamb to the Slaughter
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(S) Roald Dahl
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(A) Mary Maloney
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(Y) The Police
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Clue # 4 - Exploring Theme
Theme: the central idea or message the author wants to get across by telling the story. *Theme is NOT the summary of the plot*
Theme is a universal idea suggested by the details of the story
With your group, come up with a theme to the story. Tell this theme to your teacher to complete the escape room.
Clue # 2 - Vocabulary
Find the following words in the story, write out the sentence in which they appear, and then guess their meanings by using context clues. Rearrange the letters
that come after the synonyms to get a four-letter key word. Present the key word to your teacher for the next clue.
Synonyms Word Bank:
Flip Over (A), Negate(L), With Difficulty(B), Strange (E), Picky (D), More than Usual (T), Except For (J), Despite (H), Fearfully (R), Nervously (M), Beautiful (Y)
Uneasily,
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ______
Peculiar,
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ______
Overturn(ing), Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ______
Exceptionally, Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ______
Clue # 3 - Story Writing Techniques
Sort the following techniques into three categories: Foreshadowing, Irony, and Suspense. Write down how many fit into each category to get a 3-digit code.
Share this code with your teacher for the next clue.
____ Foreshadowing ____ Irony ____ Suspense
“It wasn’t till then that she began to get frightened.”
“And as he spoke, he did an unusual thing. He lifted his glass and drained it in one swallow.”
“Darling, shall I get your slippers?” “No.”
“Both the smile and the voice were coming out better now. She rehearsed it several times more.”
One of them belched. “Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises.”
“There was a great deal of whispering and muttering beside the corpse, and the detectives kept asking her a lot of questions”
“Listen,” he said. “I’ve got something to tell you.” “What is it, darling? What’s the matter?”
“As the wife of a detective, she knew quite well what the penalty would be.”
She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man, and to feel-almost as a sunbather feels the sun-that warm male glow that came out of him.
Mary entered the kitchen after returning from the grocery and remarked: “Patrick!” she called. “How are you darling?”
(S) Mary Maloney was waiting at home for her husband, Patrick Maloney, to come back from work.
Plot Diagram
(H) Her husband arrived home and told her some bad news.
Plot Diagram
(E) Mary clubbed Patrick in the head with the leg of lamb, killing him.
Plot Diagram
(G) Mary came home and discovered her dead husband on the floor, then called the police.
Plot Diagram
(E) Mary fed the leg of lamb to the police detectives.
Plot Diagram
(A)The police talked about where the murder weapon might be while they were eating.
Plot Diagram
(W) Mary laughed in relief because the evidence was “right under their noses.”
Plot Diagram
(T) Lamb to the Slaughter
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(S) Roald Dahl
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(A) Mary Maloney
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(Y) The Police
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SHE GETS AWAY
Exploring Theme
Theme: the central idea or message the author wants to get across by telling the story. *Theme is NOT the summary of the plot*
Theme is a universal idea suggested by the details of the story
With your group, come up with a suggested theme to the story. Tell your theme to your teacher to complete the escape room.
Vocabulary
Find the following words in the story, write out the sentence in which they appear, and then guess their meanings by using context clues. Present the key word
to your teacher for the next clue.
Synonyms Word Bank:
Flip Over (A), Negate(L), With Difficulty(B), Strange (E), Picky (D), More than Usual (T), Except For (J), Despite (H), Fearfully (R), Nervously (M), Beautiful (Y)
Uneasily,
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ___M___
Peculiar,
Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ___E___
Overturn(ing), Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ___A___
Exceptionally, Sentence: ____________________________________________________________, Synonym: _________________ Letter ___T___
Story Writing Techniques
Sort the following techniques into three categories: Foreshadowing, Irony, and Suspense. Write down how many fit into each category to get a 3-digit code.
__3__ Foreshadowing __3__ Irony __4__ Suspense
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“And as he spoke, he did an unusual thing. He lifted his glass and drained it in one swallow.”
“Darling, shall I get your slippers?” “No.”
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“Both the smile and the voice were coming out better now. She rehearsed it several times more.”
One of them belched. “Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises.”
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“There was a great deal of whispering and muttering beside the corpse, and the detectives kept asking her a lot of questions”
“Listen,” he said. “I’ve got something to tell you.” “What is it, darling? What’s the matter?”
“As the wife of a detective, she knew quite well what the penalty would be.”
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She loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man, and to feel-almost as a sunbather feels the sun-that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they
were alone together. I
Mary entered the kitchen after returning from the grocery and remarked: “Patrick!” she called. “How are you darling?”. I