Essay Prompts for "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

"The Necklace:

Has Madame Loisel's character changed at the end of the story?  Why or why not? Support with evidence from the story.

Did Madame Loisel's character contribute to her own downfall?

Analyze the theme of deception - of oneself as well as of others - and the role deception played in Madame Loisel's downfall.

Explore the use of point of view to create the ironic impact of the story.

Possible themes for the story:

Life Doesn't Always Turn Out the Way One Expects.

Character is Destiny.   One's character will determine one's fate.

October 21, 2013 - October 25, 2013 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade English

Monday, October 21st: 

Your rough draft of the compare and contrast essay of “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” is due today.  

We will do peer editing today so please be sure to have five paragraphs ready. 

Tuesday, October 22nd: 

Your final draft of the compare and contrast essay of “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” is due today. 

Read “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe

Pass out vocabulary and writing packet for “The Cask of Amontillado”; this will be due on Monday, October 26th. 

Wednesday, October 23rd: 

Finish reading “The Cask of Amontillado”

Discussion

Work on the vocabulary and writing packet for “The Cask of Amontillado”. 
Construct an Irony Chart on "The Cask of Amontillado". 

Thursday, October 24th: 
Assignment: 
Do close reading of the text and surmise why this unreliable narrator, Montresor, may harbor such hatred for Fortunato. Write a three paragraph essay giving possible reasons why Montresor hates him. Be sure to include specific things Fortunato says to or implies about Montresor as evidence to support your writing. 

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C; Unit 2 is due today. Break into groups of four, choose five words and create a scene, a rap, a song and a dance using all five of the words. Make sure that all the words are used in grammatically correct sentences and that the meanings are clear through the context of the sentence, the rap or the lyrics. 

Friday, October 25th: 

Continue working on the vocabulary sound study.

October 14, 2013 - October 18, 2013 9th Grade Weekly Agenda

Monday, October 14, 2013

Compare and Contrast Essay:

You may work together in pairs. Turn to page 159 for “The Necklace” and to page 287 for “The Gift of the Magi” and construct a “T-graph” or a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two women, Madame Loisel in “The Necklace” and Della in “The Gift of the Magi”.  The graphs should illustrate how the women are similar and how they are different.

Final presentation of “Continuing the Story: What Happens Next in ‘The Necklace’”?

Tuesday, October 15^th:

Shortened Day: Dismissal time is 1:33

Discussion of your findings of the differences between the two female protagonists.

Go over the essay format for the compare and contrast essay.

Begin working on the rough draft.

Wednesday, October 16^th:

Shortened Day: Dismissal time is 2:24

No 1^st period today.

Thursday, October 17^th:

Rough draft is due. Peer editing.

Friday, October 18^th:

Minimum Day: Dismissal time is 12:36

Final draft is due today.

VOCABULARY WORKSHOP: Level C; Unit 2 is assigned and will be due on Thursday, October 24^th.

Vocabulary Word Study: Break into groups of four; choose five words and create a song and dance, a rap, or a scene using the five words correctly.