Designed for teachers, this 12-page packet uses passages from Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" to model how to design activities that encourage close reading of complex text.

Concepts

close reading, reading comprehension strategies

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask class members to follow the routines presented in the resource, i.e., select passages from a text under study, highlight key words, and draft a character analysis based on their close reading of the passage

Classroom Considerations

• The materials designed for "The Necklace" would need to be edited to remove typos

Pros

• The packet includes graphics and worksheets that may be used with any text, a list of sample character traits, and materials designed specifically for "The Necklace"

Cons

• Beware the typos!
• No copy of Guy de Maupassant's story is included in the packet