The Necklace Unlocked: A Teacher Guide | A Complete Unit | No Planning Needed

This 88-page Teacher Guide provides a structured way to teach Guy de Maupassant’s The Necklace as a complete 3–4 week unit of work with no preparation required.

Written by an experienced classroom teacher, this resource has been specifically designed to make a challenging and engaging short story accessible to a wide range of learners, while developing the reading, comprehension and literary thinking skills students need.

The original opening paragraph of the story is introduced and analysed towards the end of the resource to demonstrate to students that difficult and archaic language does not always mean difficult ideas. With the right support, all students can unlock the original text.

Inclusive and accessible by design
The resource has been created with the realities of mixed-ability classrooms in mind.
The accessible abridgement and carefully structured activities are particularly suitable for:
• EAL/ESL/ELL learners
• SEND students
• Lower-attaining learners
• Reluctant readers
• Mixed-ability classes

Pedagogical philosophy
The overriding principle behind The Necklace Unlocked has grown out of more than thirty years in the classroom: Understanding Must Come Before Analysis.

Once students genuinely understand what is happening in the story, they are in a much stronger position to explore its characters, ideas, language and literary techniques.

Teachers can sometimes assume that students already know key historical, cultural or literary context. Many do not, and this can become a barrier to understanding. This resource gently introduces essential background, including life in Paris in the late nineteenth century.

This Teacher Guide includes:
• The complete abridged Student Workbook
• A comprehensive Teacher Answer Guide
• Complete coverage of the story in five manageable sections
• Vocabulary and language activities
• Retrieval and comprehension questions
• True or False activities
• Full-sentence comprehension exercises
• Character exploration and deep-thinking questions
• “Stop and Think” prediction activities
• Reflective questions on the story and its ending
• Original extract carefully analysed
• An Educational Rationale explaining the teaching approach behind the resource

Written by a teacher, for teachers
After more than thirty years in the classroom, the author has developed this resource around students’ needs, rather than around displaying what the teacher knows.

Formats
✔ Available in PDF and editable Microsoft Word formats.

Try before you buy
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