Be Careful What You Wish For: A Close Reading Lesson

In this lesson, students will conduct a close reading of the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. Students will work to determine the meanings of selected vocabulary words from the story, answer text-dependent questions, and examine a moral of the story, "Be careful what you wish for." In the summative assessment students will write their own narrative that shares the same moral. This lesson includes a vocabulary graphic organizer and key, text-dependent questions and key, a story planning graphic organizer, and a rubric for the narrative.

Resource ID#: 70341 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 8

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Overhead Projector

Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs, narrative, close read, text-dependent questions, moral

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Assessment, Text Resource, Formative Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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