Vocabulary
One of our vocabulary words that means "to beg."
What is implore?
Explain one type of irony used in "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Dramatic, verbal, and situational all occur throughout.
The S in STEAL
What is speech?
Explain one stereotype depicted in "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Perfect doting wife ready to serve husband in the beginning, men don't expect a woman capable of lying about murder, etc.
One of our vocabulary words that means "not important; ordinary"
What is trivial?
Explain the symbol of the bird in "Trifles"
The bird symbolized Minnie Wright and how John killed the sweet, pretty part of her.
The T in STEAL
What is thought?
Explain one stereotype depicted in "Trifles"
Wives being the domestic homemakers, women not being helpful in the investigation, women worrying over trivial things, etc.
One of our vocabulary words that means "suffering mentally or physically, usually from a disease"
What is afflicted?
Explain the symbol of the bird in Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird" poem.
The caged bird symbolizes people who are confined by the racial and gender inequality systems of society.
The E in STEAL
What is effect on others?
Explain one stereotype depicted in Little Women that we read or watched.
Marriage is an economic proposition for women, men can marry for love more than women, etc.
One of our vocabulary words meaning "difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand"
What is elusive?
Explain one of the examples of irony from "Story of an Hour"
All types of irony are used throughout, such as when she is happy about her husband's death and when she dies when she sees him. "Joy that kills."
The A in STEAL
What is Actions?
Explain one stereotype depicted in "The Story of an Hour"
Women expected to not be able to live without husbands, men being controlling in marriage, etc.
One of our vocabulary words that means "make great efforts to achieve or obtain something"
What is strive?
What was the significance of the canary in "Trifles" as it relates to the homicide investigation?
The bird showed motive for why Minnie could have killed John.
The L in STEAL
What is Looks?
Explain one stereotype that was depicted or defied in either "The Man" by Taylor Swift or "Coward of the County" by Kenny Rogers.
The Man: men taking up space, being controlling, getting angry easily, being loved for taking care of a kid, etc.
Coward of the County: "You don't need to fight to be a man"