THE
Lady
or THE
Literary Analysis
(Write your FOUND poem here)
KING:
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PRINCESS:
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YOUNG MAN:
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Example of INTERNAL conflict:
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Example of EXTERNAL conflict:
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Use the copy of the story at this station to summarize the story
by creating an 8 line found poem. You must use words from the story. Make sure
you include the setting, the characters, and an ending line that asks the question
about the Lady or the Tiger.
For each of the 3 characters (king, princess, young man) find a line and
page number that indicates DIRECT and INDIRECT characterization. (See definitions
below). Write your answers on your handout.
Direct Characterization: The writer tells the audience what the personality of the
character is.
Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not
disobey their mother.”
Indirect Characterization: The writer shows things that reveal the personality of a
character.
Example: “Helen repeatedly misses practice.” This action of Helen reveals she is
irresponsible or unreliable.
Suspense is the excitement or tension that readers feel as they
wait to find out how a story ends or a conflict is resolved. Writers create
suspense by raising questions in readers’ minds about what might happen
next.
In the box on your handout, answer this question:
How does the author create SUSPENSE in this story?
Explain two conflicts that are going on in this story. Include
one INTERNAL conflict and one EXTERNAL conflict.
Internal Conflict
Internal conflict is complication that happens within a character; it may be a moral dilemma the
character is facing, or it may take the shape of a choice or a desire. As author Kurt Vonnegut said,
"Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water."
External Conflict
External conflict occurs between two or more characters or a character and his environment; external
conflict is interaction with the setting and other characters of the story. Wars, fights, love affairs, trying
to get a taxi and all other situations in which characters clash create external conflict.
Read more: Definition of External Vs. Internal Conflict | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/facts_6146668_definition-external-vs_-internal-conflict.html#ixzz2KnACWFfY
Listen to the following song and read the lyrics. Use this YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni0Ss-i2b-k. Then do the following on your handout:
1. Find ONE line that best describes what the songwriters are trying to say.
2. Explain why you chose that line.
3. Make a connection between the song and the story.
THE LADY AND THE TIGER – They Might Be Giants, 2011
The lady said to the tiger
As they stood behind some doors
"I'm sick of this job
I don't know what we're waiting here fors
I'm turning off life support
I'm putting an end to this joke"
The tiger thought about this
And then the tiger spoke.
"Starving the beast, at the very least
Will just increase its hunger
Go right ahead and starve me dead
It will only make me stronger"
The lady said
"I'm bustin' out of this prison
I got laser vision
And I'm burning a hole in the wall"
The tiger said, "Wait
You'll start a fire
Destroy the entire
Lady and the tiger hall
"Felines and dames in flames
Will hardly serve your aims
Do you surmise it's wise
To have laser beams emitting from your eyes?"
"Point taken, cat, I can well see that
Our lives are worth protecting
But I submit it's time we quit
This hoping and expecting
"Felines and dames in flames
Will hardly serve my aims
But in my dreams, it seems
That my eyes are always shooting laser beams"
The hall remains
It still contains
A pair of doors, a choice
Behind one door, a muffled roar
Behind the other, a voice
This station is EXTRA, and does not need to be completed UNLESS you complete the
other 5 Stations. This is the Logic Puzzle associated with this story. See if you can figure out the correct
answer and write it on your handout.
Lady or Tiger?
The following is a classic problem presented in Raymond Smullyan’s The Lady or the Tiger?
A certain king likes to entertain himself by making his prisoners play a game to decide their fate. The
prisoners are presented with two doors. In a room behind each door is either a lady whom the prisoner
may marry, or a tiger whom may eat the prisoner. A clue is written on each door and the prisoner
decides which door to open based on these clues. The clues provided to three prisoners brought before
the king are below. Try to figure out which door each prisoner should open.
Prisoner 1 is told that exactly one of the following clues is true and exactly one is false.
Door 1: There is a lady behind this door and a tiger behind the other.
Door 2: There is a lady behind one of the doors and a tiger behind the other.
Prisoner 2 is told that either both clues are true or both are false.
Door 1: Either there is a tiger behind this door or a lady behind the second door.
Door 2: There is a lady behind this door.
Prisoner 3 receives directions which are a bit tricker since the first two escaped. This prisoner is told that
if a lady is behind door 1 then the clue on door 1 is true, but if a tiger is behind door 1 then the clue on
that door is false. Door 2 follows the opposite rule: if a lady is behind door 2 the clue on door 2 is false,
but if a tiger is behind door 2 the clue on that door is true.
Door 1: A lady is waiting behind at least one of the doors.
Door 2: A lady is waiting behind the other door.
If you finish all 5 stations, you have a choice to figure out the logic
puzzle or PLAY with Play-Doh!
At this station, you are asked to design a play-doh sculpture of a SCENE from the story. On
your handout, do a quick drawing of the sculpture you created, with a one line description.
LESSON PLAN:
Contained in this packet is the Station Handout for students as well as the individual
station instruction pages.
1. Set up 7 stations around the room. Station 7 can be optional if you do not have PlayDoh.
2. At each station, put the instructions, a larger sign with the station number (You can
use the ones I’ve created in this packet below the plan), and a copy of the story (if
needed). The story can be found online easily if it is not in your students’ textbooks.
3. You can assign the students to start at a certain station or allow them to move at
their own convenience. You can do this in one class period or two, depending on
how many students you have and how much time you have.
4. It might be a good idea to print TWO instruction sheets or more at each station,
giving more accessibility for students.
5. The culmination of this activity would be a LITERATURE CIRCLE time where the
students share what they’ve learned with other students in a group session.
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