To find a copy of Lamb to the Slaughter go to:
http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lamb.html
You are now in the process of writing your comparison of the two stories. You want to explore what is similar, different and what features or ingredients of the stories you would like to comment on.
We have agreed, in listening to the contributions during our discussion this morning, that your essays will have to:
- refer to the text
- use quotations (remember just one word, part of a sentence or a whole sentence from the story can be quoted) – remember to use the quotation marks to indicate this to your reader ” “
- we are also interested in the words you use to make points clear – for example somebody pointed out that Calvin is abusive to his wife
- you should include how you have responded as a reader, somebody felt that it was more predictable in Hey You Down There! that Calvin would die while in Lamb to the Slaughter it is unexpected that Patrick is killed
- although you have been given a guidance sheet with suggestions of what you may include, planning your essay and deciding in which order to put the points you make is up to you – you can write your own plan if this helps you with your writing
- A tip – when referring to the stories you could refer to the author’s surname rather than mentioning the story’s name each time. e.g. Dahl’s story has an unexpected twist we did not expect. (Roald Dahl wrote Lamb to the Slaughter) and Hey You Down There! is by Harold Rolseth.
- we are interested in which story you prefer and why
Work on your comparison this evening and you will have the lesson tomorrow to finish the work in class. Happy writing!
You can also do your assignment on computer and email it to me at mlindsay@nautical.lambeth.sch.uk
React!