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Plot and Conflict in W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" Lesson PlanPlot and Conflict in W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" Lesson Plan
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Plot and Conflict in W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw"

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Tenth graders analyze the use of literary elements in W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw." Literary analysis is accomplished by a review of the plot and order of events in the story. Learners work in pairs to match the events from the story to the correct part of plot and complete a plot diagram. In addition, they complete a conflict chart and write a journal entry about the conflicts.

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plot, plot elements, literary analysis

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literary analysis, plot, the monkey's paw, w.w. jacobs, english language arts
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10th
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English Language Arts
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