Description Organizer for “Lamb to Slaughter” by Roald Dahl

Story / Criteria / Film Version
Point-of-View/Narrative Perspective
Characterization
Plot
(Events, Sequencing, Pacing, etc.)
Development of Conflicts
(both internal and external)
Writing Style, Language, Diction
Elements of Suspense
(unusual characters, settings and situations, foreshadowing, dilemma, withholding information, ironic devices, and dramatic action)

Compare Contrast Graphic Organizer

Story / Film
Similarities

Compare and Contrast Writing Extension

Write a three-chunk paragraph based on the following prompt:

Which version of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” by Roald Dahl, do you prefer: the original short story or the Alfred Hitchcock film version? Support your opinion with evidence from the text.

Three-chunk structure:

TS (topic sentence- see below)

CD (concrete detail- fact, example, quote/passage from text)

CM (commentary- your thoughts, analysis, explanation, and elaboration)

CM

CD

CM Note: Your paragraph may vary slightly from this structure, but is should contain all of these elements.

CM

CD

CM

CM

CS (concluding sentence- summarize your argument and give your argument a finished feeling)

Note: We will work on increasing the sophistication of our word choice in class. Avoid using the words I, me, or my, as in “I prefer the story because…”. Instead, incorporate your reasoning into your TS. For example:

The third-person limited point of view in the short-story version of Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to Slaughter” allows the reader to delve into the psyche and motivation of the protagonist, Mary Maloney, by providing detailed descriptions of her innermost thoughts and feelings.

Compare and Contrast Writing Extension

Write a three-chunk paragraph based on the following prompt:

Which version of “Lamb to the Slaughter,” by Roald Dahl, do you prefer: the original short story or the Alfred Hitchcock film version? Support your opinion with evidence from the text.

Three-chunk structure:

TS (topic sentence- see below)

CD (concrete detail- fact, example, quote/passage from text)

CM (commentary- your thoughts, analysis, explanation, and elaboration)

CM

CD

CM Note: Your paragraph may vary slightly from this structure, but is should contain all of these elements.

CM

CD

CM

CM

CS (concluding sentence- summarize your argument and give your argument a finished feeling)

Note: We will work on increasing the sophistication of our word choice in class. Avoid using the words I, me, or my, as in “I prefer the story because…”. Instead, incorporate your reasoning into your TS. For example:

The third-person limited point of view in the short-story version of Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to Slaughter” allows the reader to delve into the psyche and motivation of the protagonist, Mary Maloney, by providing detailed descriptions of her innermost thoughts and feelings.