Roald Dahl is mostly known for his iconic children’s literature, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. He also wrote short stories for adults. The volume Collected Stories, which serves the basis for this Lesson Plan, includes all of Dahl’s short stories for adults. These stories are dark and exciting. They include fascinating characters like fighter pilots and femmes fatales. Many of these stories include themes like revenge, greed, and cruelty, with a punch of dark humor.
The nine stories in this Lesson Plan includes some of Dahl’s most famous, like “The Landlady” and “Lamb to the Slaughter.” These stories are sometimes confusing, other times hilarious,...
