Creating a Chilling Atmosphere in Roald Dahl's 'The Landlady'
Explore how Roald Dahl establishes a chilling atmosphere in "The Landlady" using various techniques such as setting descriptions and character portrayals. Dive into creating a sinister street and a deceptive lady to understand the elements of suspense and mystery in the story.
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The landlady Roald Dahl Aim: To explore how Roald Dahl creates a chilling atmosphere in the short story The Landlady
1. List 3 ways in which youcould create a chilling/spooky atmosphere if you were writing a story... 2. 3.
Look at the following image of a normal street...
1.The street is. 2.The houses are Write 3 sentences to describe this street 3.In the street I can see .
Now write a paragraph about this street to make it seem sinister. What could you say about the street to suggest that things are not quite how they seem? The dark bricks of the houses were covered with ivy disguising what was right in front of people s eyes .
Write 3 sentences to describe what she actually looks like/what you see. Do the same for this picture of an innocent lady. Write a descriptive paragraph about the lady which suggests that she is not quite how she seems...
Swap your jotter with a partner and highlight anything which you feel they have done well to make the street/ lady seem sinister. You should now have two paragraphs describing the pictures. Be prepared to share your findings with the rest of the class.
Read lines 1-60 of The Landlady. 1. What are your first impressions of Billy Weaver? 2. Describe why he has travelled to Bath. 3. The Landlady What word is repeated to suggest that he is young? 4. Why do you think that Roald Dahl places such great emphasis on Billy s youth?
PROS CONS Should Billy enter the B&B? Make a list of pros and cons based on what may be going through Billy s mind at this stage in the story. Now read lines 60 - 118
Stop reading at line 384 Prediction: Prediction: Without reading on, predict how you think the story will end.
Roald Dahls techniques Roald Dahl s techniques We will now take a look at Dahl s writing techniques and find examples throughout the short story.
Foreshadowing is the presentation in a story of hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing The writer is giving you clues as to what will happen later on in the story.
Example of foreshadowing (quote) What does this suggest may happen? Highlight as many examples of foreshadowing as possible in the The Landlady and record them in a table: Find examples of foreshadowing
Characters Characters Think of three questions you would like to ask the Landlady and write them down Think of three questions you would like to ask Billy Weaver and write them down
For example For example Why are you so particular about who stays in your B&B? How long have you lived in this street?
APPEARANCE Characterisation Characterisation Characterisation is the way in PERSONALITY which a writer creates a character. RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS
Dramatic Irony Dramatic Irony Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that the main character does not. It is when the writer gives us information that the character could not possibly know.
What does the reader know that Billy Weaver does not? Dramatic Irony Dramatic Irony and Billy and Billy Weaver Weaver
Storyboard The Landlady Create a storyboard using 6 scenes from the landlady. Your storyboard must include techniques used by Dahl.
