Enhance your study of “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl with these stimulating and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Tailored for classroom engagement, these prompts serve as excellent tools for homework assignments, writing assessments, extension tasks, cover lessons, and filler activities. With a variety of prompts, they will ignite your students’ imagination and deepen their understanding of the themes and characters in Dahl’s gripping short story. From exploring Mary Maloney’s transformation and motives to analysing the story’s suspense and dark humour, these prompts foster critical thinking and encourage creative expression.
This resource is ideal for English classrooms, offering a range of prompts that cater to different levels of ability, ensuring that students remain engaged and challenged throughout their exploration of “Lamb to the Slaughter.”
The download includes the following:
★ A list of all 10 prompts for “Lamb to the Slaughter”
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can write or plan their creative pieces.
Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a diary entry from the perspective of Mary Maloney. In it, you should explain the events of that fateful evening and her feelings and thoughts about what took place.
➤ Write a short story from the perspective of one of the police officers involved in the investigation, revealing their suspicions and frustration as they try to solve the murder of Patrick Maloney.
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