Lesson Plan

Three Skeleton Key

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Conduct a close reading of George G. Toudouze's well-known horror story "Three Skeleton Key." This plan breaks up the reading into several steps and provides text-dependent questions to ask along the way. Learners will have the chance to talk about the text and to write essays using strong textual evidence.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Use the questions in a variety of ways depending on the needs of your class (whole-class discussion, think-pair-share, independent response, small groups)
Classroom Considerations
  • The resource includes a rubric for the extra essay, but not for the main essay
  • The plan provides a sample evidence chart (for preparing the essay); you will likely want to create your own blank chart, or have students draw their own in their notebooks
  • Note that you will need several days to complete all of the steps
Pros
  • Answers to the text-dependent questions are included
  • Comes with a sample essay that you can use as a model for your learners
  • Includes extension ideas
Cons
  • None