Unscramble the name of the short story we have studied which was written by Roald Dahl
BLAM OT HET SLUGARTEH _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Circle the year this story was published 1954 1854 1594
Roald Dahl is famous for writing stories for ___________________
Name another story by Roald Dahl which you have enjoyed:
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Roald Dahl wrote stories for adults called:
T_ _ _ _ of the U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
These were about ordinary people doing strange things.
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Sherlock Holmes is the name of the world famous detective created by
Sir A _ _ _ _ _ Conan D_ _ _ _ .
We have studied The Adventure of the S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _
which was published before 1900 in: o1982 o1892 o1928
Before I read this story I already knew something about Sherlock Holmes. I knew ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Most of the Sherlock Holmes stories are told by his friend whose name is
COTOD NOTSAW _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Lamb to the Slaughter
Details of the crime:
Name of victim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Next of kin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cause of death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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On the evening of his death Patrick Maloney did an unusual thing. He finished his d___________ very quickly and then poured himself out another, very str______ one.
Mary Maloney began to suspect that something was wrong. And then he told her something awful. What do you think he told her?
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The Speckled Band
The name of the victim is: Helen Jones Heidi Boxer Helen Stoner
She is described as:
wearing black true/false
wearing red true/false
veiled true/false
wearing a beret true/false
shivering true/false
happy true/false
terrified true/false
scared true/false
thirty true/false
tired true/false
grey-haired true/false
Look at page 152 in the Then and Now book. Fill in the gaps in this quotation:
“...we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, her face all drawn and _ _ _ _, with restless frightened _ _ _ _ like those of some hunted animal”
There is a simile in the above quotation. A simile is when someone is compared to something using the term “like” What is the simile used to describe Helen Stoner?
Her eyes were like those of a _____________________________________
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Lamb to the Slaughter
Details of the murder:
Name of victim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Name of murderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Method of murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Motive for murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Extenuating circumstances? . . . . . . . .
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Detective’s Personal Response . . . . . .
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Details of the attempted murder:
Name of intended victim . . . . . . . . . . . .
Name of murderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Method of murder attempt. . . . . . . . . . .
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Motive for murder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Previous crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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What happened to murderer? . . . . . . . .
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Detective’s Personal Response . . . . . .
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The Scene of Crime: Lamb to the Slaughter
Quote from page 137 of Then and Now book:
“The room was w _ _ _ and cl _ _ _, the curtains drawn, the two table l _ _ _ _ alight – hers and the one by the empty ch _ _ _ opposite. On the sideboard behind her, two tall glasses, s _ _ _ water, wh _ _ __. Fresh ice c _ _ _ _ in the Thermos bucket.”
What sort of atmosphere is in this sort of room?
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How does this atmosphere make you feel?
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Do you understand why her husband wanted to leave her?
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The Scene of Crime: The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Quote from page 168 of Then and Now book:
“The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the c _ _ _ _ of a crab, thrown out on each side. In one of these wings the w _ _ _ _ _ _ were broken and blocked with wooden boards, while the r _ _ _ was partly caved in, a picture of r _ _ _.”
What sort of atmosphere surrounds this house?
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How does this atmosphere make you feel?
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The house had some other details which add to the sense of fear and horror: two wild animals roam. What are they?
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Watching the Detectives: Lamb to the Slaughter
Things they didn’t do:
Did they...
suspect Mary Maloney yes/no
put pressure on Mary Maloney yes/no
be kind to Mary Maloney yes/no
make her leave the room yes/no
suspect a woman yes/no
solve the crime yes/no
Things they did (which they shouldn’t have done!)
comfort Mary Maloney true/false
discuss the crime with Mary true/false
refuse to drink on duty true/false
drink on duty true/false
eat on duty true/false
eat the evidence true/false
“….she could hear them speaking among themselves, their voices
_ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ because their mouths were full of meat.”

Find the two missing words. How could these words have double meanings about the detectives and their investigation?
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How good a detective are you? Did you work out any of the clues?
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How good a detective is Sherlock Holmes? What do you think of his abilities?
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Watching the Detectives: The Adventure of the Speckled Band
What did Sherlock Holmes do?
suspect Grimesby Roylott yes/no
treat the case as urgent yes/no
treat Helen Stoner kindly yes/no
miss clues yes/no
spot all clues yes/no
recognise red herrings yes/no
take personal risks yes/no
solve the crime yes/no
“….My attention was speedily drawn…. to this ventilator, and to the b_ _ _ - r_ _ _ _ which hung down to the b_ _. The discovery that this was a d _ _ _ _ and that the bed was clamped to the floor, instantly gave rise to the suspicion that the r _ _ _ was there as a bridge for something passing through the hole and coming to the bed. The ideas of a s _ _ _ _ instantly occurred to me….”

Mary Maloney

Usual Murderer

Grimesby Roylott

Killed by snake

Gets away with it

Hanged/Prison

Sad

Pleased

Sympathetic

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old-fashioned language
friendly language
words which are easy to understand
difficult words
a cosy, family atmosphere
just after the Second World War
a scary old mansion
long dresses, gloves,
women controlled by fathers and husbands
men control all money
women enjoy being housewives dedicated to their husbands and homes
Rationing has finished and food is very important
lots of detail – people had a lot of time to read a story as there was no radio, television or cinema
snappy, fast story-telling
traditional good wins over evil
unconventional ending
unconventional murderer
conventional murderer

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