Tales of the Unexpected (Volume 1)

Sections: Information | Teacher Ideas | Covers

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Information

• First editions:
  • Penguin, 1997, Great Britain.
    • Special promotional edition for Tetley Tea

• Contains:
  • “Dip in the Pool”
  • “Lamb to the Slaughter”
  • “My Lady Love, My Dove”
  • “Parson’s Pleasure”
  • “The Butler”
  • “The Hitchhiker”
  • “The Umbrella Man”

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Teacher Ideas

• “Dip in the Pool” – Additional Classroom Question
  • Suggested additional question for "Classroom Activities"
• “Dip in the Pool” – Classroom Activities
  • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• “Lamb to the Slaughter” – Classroom Activities
  • Includes a reading jigsaw, ranking features of the perfect murder, and vocabulary matching task
• “Lamb to the Slaughter” – Convince that Jury
  • A R.A.F.T. Writing Prompt involving identification of important quotes from the story and then writing a persuasive essay in the form of a closing argument from a defense attorney
• Text to Text | Edward Hopper and Roald Dahl
  • Activities and discussion prompts involving a comparison of Edward Hopper's paintings and Dahl's writing (from The New York Times)
• “My Lady Love, My Dove” – Classroom Activities
  • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• “Parson’s Pleasure” – Classroom Activities
  • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• “The Butler” – Classroom Activities
  • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story
• “The Hitchhiker” – Character Comparison
  • Includes a chart for comparing two characters
• “The Hitchhiker” – Classroom Activities
  • Includes a number of questions and exercises pertaining to the story

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Covers