The Monkey's Paw Lesson Plan

Students should come to class having read the entirety of "The Monkey's Paw."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.9

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Part I

“The Monkey’s Paw” opens on a dark and stormy night in the English countryside, sometime around the turn of the 19th century. An...