Be Careful What You Wish For: "The Monkey's Paw"

Students will read the short story "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, answer text-dependent questions, and examine a theme of the story, "Be careful what you wish for." In the summative assessment students will write their own narrative that shares the same theme.

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, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector

Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)

Keywords: Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs, narrative, text-dependent questions, theme, characters, setting, plot, point of view, rubric

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

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

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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