1. The Landlady
By Raold Dahl

3. Write a story using the following words
Facades
Congenial
Conjured
Rapacious
Dithering
Dotty
Tantalizing
emanate

4. Vocabulary Draw Choose 5 words from the story
#1 Vocabulary Word Ex. Conspicuous
#2 The definition of the word. Ex: adj. noticeable
#3 Use the word in a sentence using context clues. Minimum 10 words per. Sentence Ex.: The robber looked conspicuous wearing a ski mask in line at the bank.
#4 Simple picture depicting the word.

5. facades facades: noun fronts of buildings
original context: “the handsome white facades were cracked and blotchy
from neglect”

6. congenial congenial adjective agreeable; pleasant
“ a pub would be more congenial.. There would be beer and darts” (63).

7. rapacious rapacious adj. greedy
“The name itself conjured up images of watery cabbage, rapacious landladies, …”

8. tantalizing tantalizing adjective teasing by remaining unavailable
or by withholding something desired by someone; tempting.
“There was nothing more tantalizing than a thing like this that lingers just
outside the borders on one’s memory”

9. tantalize

10. emanate emanate verb come forth “He caught a whiff of a peculiar smell
that seemed to emanate directly from her person”

11. conjured
conjured- called to mind

12. dithering
dithering about-confused or nervous manner

13. dotty
Dotty: adj. crazy

14. Foreshadowing
A hint or clues of what is to come. Used to build anticipation, add suspense, engage the reader and prepare the reader for what may come next
Foreshadowing can be subtle, like storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that danger is coming,
or more direct,
such as Romeo and Juliet talking about wanting to die rather than live without each other

15. foreshadowing A hint or clues of what is to come
The setting is described as, “…deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”(62).
This hints…
“ the air was cold and the wind was like ice on his cheeks”(62).

16. The death of Bambi's mother in Bambi
The death of Bambi's mother in Bambi. Meaning: The death of Bambi's mother is foreshadowed by her conversation about the threat of Man encroaching upon the forest.
Her death is the catalyst that propels the story forward and drives Bambi, determined and self-confident, to survive into adulthood.

18. idiom
a saying that can’t be literally understood.

19. Theme comparisons
Read this passage from The Twits by Roald Dahl and compare and contrast the theme, development, word choice, character development, and/or structure, etc. with that of The Landlady.

20. The Twits – Roald Dahl
"If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until it looks so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it." How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything -- except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.

21. Answer:
Roald Dahl is a master, a coinsurer of words. When you look at both passages which describe his characters, you notice this element of careful word choice and how it helps to build a picture in the reader’s mind. Both in The Landlady and The Twit, he describes the characters as eerily peculiar and strange.

22. How does Roald Dahl in “The Landlady” hint a Billy Weaver’s death?
Turn the question into a statement: Roald Dahl in “The Landlady” hints at Billy Weaver’s death through his use of foreshadowing.

23. #2 Concrete Detail
Concrete Detail = Quote or Example from the story Give background information to give the quote some context. “….”
For example, the setting is described as…
For example, when the landlady opens the door, she…

24. Wrong!
For example, “The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”(62).
You did not give a context to this quote.
What is the background?

25. Much Better
For example, the author describes the weather as “deadly cold” and the wind as “a flat blade of ice”(62).
Now commentary: Images of murder creep into the reader’s mind thus foreshadowing the tragic end.

26. Concrete Detail Example
Raold Dahl describes the setting as
“ deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks” (62).

27. How to blend quotes
The landlady asks Billy to sign the book and adds“…and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings” (65).

28. Sentence 3 & 4 +=Commentary
Your opinion, insight or analysis about the concrete detail. Begin the sentence with: This shows, This demonstrates, This foreshadows,
Avoid I think, I…
One more sentence of commentary.

29. More concrete detail #5
In addition, : Concrete Detail (Quote or Example from the story) Give background information or the context)
In addition, the landlady explains to Billy, “But I’m always ready…on the off chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along”(65). This shows

30. 6. Commentary (Your opinion, analysis about the concrete detail.
This shows, This demonstrates, This foreshadows, Avoid I think, I…
7. One more sentence of commentary.

31. Final Concrete Detail
8. Lastly, : Concrete Detail (Quote or Example from the story) Give background information.

32. The landlady asks Billy to sign the book and adds “…and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings” (65).
This shows
This foreshadows
This illustrates, illuminates, demonstrates…

33. 9. Commentary (Your opinion, analysis about the concrete detail
9. Commentary (Your opinion, analysis about the concrete detail. This shows, This demonstrates, This foreshadows, Avoid I think, I…
10. One more sentence of commentary.

34. Conclusion
A finished feeling for the paragraph.

35. “BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST
“BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST. Each word was like a large black eye staring at him…forcing him to stay” (63).
Commentary: Write two sentences of your evaluation or analysis of the above quote. Avoid “I think…”
This shows:

36. “But this dame was like a jack-in-the-box
“But this dame was like a jack-in-the-box. He pressed the bell-and out she popped!”(64). This shows

37. The landlady explains, “But I’m always ready…on the off chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along”(65). This shows

38. The landlady asks Billy to sign the book and adds “…and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings” (65).
This foreshadows

39. Billy suddenly recalls where he has heard Christopher Mulholland’s name and asks,
“wasn’t that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walking tour through the West Country and then all of a sudden…”
“Milk?” she said.
This suggests

40. After Billy realizes the dachshund is stuffed, the landlady explains,“I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”(69).
This shows

41. “Mr. Temple, of course, was a little older…There wasn’t a blemish on his body”(68).
This shows

42. Verbal Irony
Verbal irony involves a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant.
Ex. Baseball player strikes out and you call him “slugger”.
Ex. My friends old, slow horse is called lightning. (misnomer)
Ex. Billy thinks I’m such a lucky fellow

43. Situational irony
Situational irony occurs when what happens is very different than what is expected.
Ex. The fire station burns down.

44. Dramatic irony
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience or the reader knows something the character does not know.
Ex. The Diary of Anne Frank
Ex. The shower scene in Psycho