1. Lamb to the Slaughter
By Roald Dahl

2. Warm Up Activity
What would be the ingredients of the "perfect murder"?

3. Round Robin Each person shares his/her response.
No interruptions until everyone has shared.

4. Making Predictions
Based on the title, what do you think the story is going to be about?

5. Round Robin Each person shares his/her response.
No interruptions until everyone has shared.

6. Warm Up Activity Cont’d
Put the following ideas into order of importance. (Add ideas of your own if you want to.)
a) It should be easy to arrange.
b) It should leave no clues.
c) There should be no noise.
d) It should look like suicide.
e) It should take place in a lonely, isolated place.
f) It should be cheap.
g) No violence should be necessary.
h) It should look like an accident.
i) It should be quick.
j) The murderer should have a good alibi.

7. Finding Word Meaning in Context
Tranquil
Congeal
Console
Luxuriate
Placid
Exasperate
Translucent
punctual

8. Annotate Popcorn reading Ask questions Make predictions Make comments
Make connections to yourself or the outside world

9. Tranquil - adjective
Calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc…

10. Congeal – v.
To change from a liquid or soft state to a thick or solid state

11. Console – v.
To make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better by giving them comfort or sympathy

12. Luxuriate –v.
Thrive or revel

13. Placid – adj.
Having a calm appearance or characteristics

14. exasperate
To make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

15. Translucent - adj
Almost transparent, allowing some light through

16. punctual
Arriving, doing something or happening at the expected, correct time

17. Plot Diagram Draw a detailed plot diagram for the story.
State the conflict of the story

18. Character Analysis
Write a two chunk paragraph for each character: Mr. Maloney and Mrs. Maloney