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Teaching English through Literature Short Story in Language Classrooms "The Lady and the Tiger"
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http://wp.stockton.edu/saccocciaal/26-2/
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Task 1: Read the short bio about Frank Stockton. Task 2: Look at the picture and make prediction about the story that you are going to read. Task 3: Read the short story. Task 4: Answer the below questions about the story that you read. Comprehension Questions a) Do you think the tiger come out of the same door each 'trial'? b) Do you think the princess knew the lady who had been chosen for her lover's 'trial'? Give reasons. c) How did the princess indicate to her lover the door of her choice? d) Do you think the princess expect her lover to ask her to indicate which door he should choose? e) What would you do in the same situation if you were the princess? f) Would you trust the princess if you were the slave lover? why? Why not? Task 5: Make a classroom discussion about the topics given below. - What do you think will happen at the end? - Do you think women ever committed crimes in the kingdom? If they did, how do you think they were punished? - If you were the princess, what option would you have indicated, and why? - If you were the lover, which door would you have taken, and why? - Do you agree with the author that the king's method of administering justice was fair? - If you were the king of a similar kingdom, how would you administer justice? - Do you think the solution that the king found is really “fair”? Task 6: Make a close reading and check about the ideas that you have discusses. Task 7: Post Reading activities (writing/group work) Write about the given topics in your own words: a) Write a description of the king's arena. b) Describe the king's method of administering justice. c) Why did the princess have difficulty deciding which door to indicate to her lover. d) Write an end to the story. -One group writes a happy ending, and the other group to writes an unhappy ending. (It may or may not involve opening a door.) Task 8 : Draw - Draw a picture or diagram of the king's arena. You could show the lover making his choice. |
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