B&B:

1. Listen to the song LAMB CURRY and write down the recipe ( ingredients and procedure)
2. Finish reading the short story.
3. Get ready for one of the post-reading activities:

Option 1: Mary is on trial for the murder of her husband.  The question is not whether she killed him, but why?  What is your perception of Mary’s guilt?  Was the murder premeditated?   Was she caught up in the moment?  Or was she temporarily insane, therefore not responsible for her actions?  You are a District Attorney and are responsible for this case.  Research the laws which define murder in your country (first degree, second degree, manslaughter, etc.).  Based on the evidence in this story, of what type of homicide is Mary guilty of?   Support your assertions with evidence from the text making sure to use your country’s legal code. 

Option 2: Talk about Mary’s death bed confession or the voice message she leaves to her unborn child explaining what happened that night.  What do you think her perception of events is?  Support any opinions with textual evidence.

Option 3: Watch the Alfred Hitchcock version of Lamb to Slaughter. Was this portrayal similar to the way you perceived the characters as you read the story? How was the portrayal similar or different to your view?  Did viewing the visual text change your interpretation of the story?  Explain why or why not.

Option 4:  Although protagonist Mary Maloney gets away with murder in "Lamb to the Slaughter," you can serve as defense attorney for Maloney and present closing arguments to a jury . Support your claim that Maloney is not guilty by reason of temporary insanity. Deliver arguments, explaining how the evidence and/or quotes relate to Maloney's temporary insanity. Convince the jury Mary Maloney is not guilty of the crime.

Option 5: You are a local journalist who has followed Patrick’s death case thoroughly. When invited to the TV show “The Crime’s Camera”, you expose details of your investigation and the clear evidence that Mary is Patrick’s murderer.