Lamb to the Slaughter - teaching resource

Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

Lamb to the Slaughter is an 18-slide editable PowerPoint-based Year 9/10 teaching resource that includes a variety of lessons and activities to help pupils understand the plot and character of the story. It also includes a link to a copy of the story in PDF format.

Activities include:

• Group discussion work about plot and character.
• Contrasting characters - Mary and Patrick Maloney.
• Discussion of character motives.
• Graded group discussion - speaking and listening activity.
• Essay title with plan/guidance/ideas.

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