The Necklace Lesson Plan

Read “Who Can Know?”, “A Nightmare,” and “Le Horla” (novella).

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6

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

Who Can Know?

The narrator loves solitude and likes objects more than people. One night, in an upsetting incident, all the narrator’s furniture leaves...