The Turn of the Screw Lesson Plan

Students should read from the beginning of Chapter V to the end of Chapter XI.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

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

Chapter V

The governess confronts Mrs. Grose about the strange man. Mrs. Grose has no idea what she's talking about. The governess describes him, and Mrs. Grose admits that he may resemble a man...