The Monkey’s Paw

The Monkey's Paw

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Grade Level: 7-9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OBJECTIVES

3

INTRODUCTION

4

BACKGROUND ACTIVITIES

5

VOCABULARY

6

ASL STORYTELLING: "THE MONKEY'S PAW"

8

READING ACTIVITIES

9

WRITING ACTIVITIES

10

INSERT LEARNING ACTIVITY

12

THEME

13

CULMINATING ACTIVITY: CREATIVE WRITING PROJECT

14

PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS

16

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

20

Materials for this lesson plan begin on page 21.

OBJECTIVES

Objective 1: Students will identify the themes of "The Monkey's Paw" using textual evidence as support.

Objective 2: Students will use newly acquired vocabulary to understand the author's word choice and gain deeper insight into the meaning of the text.

Objective 3: Students will make inferences and predictions based on information in the text.

Objective 4: Students will use knowledge of theme, foreshadowing, and irony to develop a short story related to "The Monkey's Paw."

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Option A: "The Monkey's Paw" (edited version, grade 5-7 reading level)

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Option B: "The Monkey's Paw" (original version, grade 8-12 reading level)

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Full text with annotations from CommonLit. Unfamiliar words are clickable. (Common Lit link in Virtual Classroom)

INTRODUCTION

Small-Group Activity: Activate Prior Knowledge

Discussion: If you had three wishes what would they be (wishing for more wishes doesn't count!)?



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BACKGROUND ACTIVITIES

Background Activity 1: Presentation

Display and discuss the presentation to ensure students have the facts they need in order to fully understand some of the details in the story.



Background Activity 2: Historic Timeline

Display and discuss the timeline of historic inventions and discuss what life must have been like in the early 1900s when the story is thought to have taken place.



Background Activity 3: Individual or paired Activity

What is the difference between and pound and a dollar? How much was a pound worth in 1900? Assign students to complete the Conversion Riddle to find out how much 200 pounds would be worth today.

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