"The Landlady" and Other Short Stories Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   To practice analyzing a story through narrative devices like allusion and point of view.

2. 2

   To extrapolate creative narratives from existing ones.

3. 3

   To practice reading skills, like making marginal notes.

4. 4

   To analyze a story based on the character’s choices given their options.