Lesson Plan

Exploring Conflict And Theme: Engaging With "The Necklace"

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Teach young scholars how to determine the theme of a story, an insight the author wants to share with readers, with a lesson that uses Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" as an anchor text. Learners examine the internal and external conflicts in the story with dialectical journals, engage in a philosophical chars discussion, and then create a graphic that represents what they see as the theme of the short story.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Save several examples of the One-Pagers to use as examples in subsequent years
  • Use the lesson at the beginning of the school year to build confidence in analyzing a literary text
  • Set aside extra prep time to prepare and collect the many materials needed for the lesson
Classroom Considerations
  • Scholars require devices with internet
  • A projection device is also needed for the slideshow and video
  • The One-Pager worksheet, the directions for the dialectical journal, and the directions for the philosophical chairs activity are appropriate for any literary text
  • Remind participants during the debate to move only after a classmate has finished speaking
Pros
  • The lesson is carefully crafted and scaffolded
  • Teacher's notes offer suggestions for how to enrich the lesson
Cons
  • None
Common Core