Lesson Plan – “The Necklace” and “Cinderella” Grade Level: 9th grade Course: 9th grade English (Intermediate to Advanced) Literature: “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant; “Cinderella” by Grimm Brothers I. 1. Students will define elements of a short story‚ including: characterization‚ setting‚ mood‚ protagonist‚ point of view‚ and theme. 2. Students identify the protagonist‚ setting‚ point of view‚ mood‚ and theme(s) in “The Necklace.” 3. Students will intelligently predict the plot of “The
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can’t make use of the other five without it” (Maugham). Mme Loisel thinks she is on the low end of the class because her husband is a ministry clerk. Throughout the story Mme Loisel continuously looks at what she has and thinks it’s not good enough. The short story “The Necklace”‚ by Guy De Maupassant is about greed‚ perception and how Mme Loisel doesn’t feel accepted unless she is to be depicted in a high class society. To begin‚ Mme Loisel should be grateful for a lovely husband she has and not focus
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named Mme. Loisel feels very disconsolate because she does not have the luxuries or stature of high society. When Mme. Loisel gets the chance to go to a grand ball she buys a nice dress and borrows a diamond necklace. When Mme. Loisel loses the necklace they spend ten years paying it off. By the end of the story‚ Mme. Loisel learns to be happy for what she has and not dwell on what she does not have. When the story begins Mme. Loisel longs for the riches of high society. We know Mme. Loisel is unhappy
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sacrifice ten long hard years of their lives for a special night for his spoiled wife. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel were invited to an annual ball held by the Minister of Education. Mrs. Loisel had nothing to wear to this special occasion so she asked for money to buy a dress. Of course Mr. Loisel would sacrifice the 400 hundred francs he was saving for a gun to make his wife happy. Mrs. Loisel however‚ was still not satisfied because she needed some kind of jewelry‚ so she borrowed a "brilliant"
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of Monsieur Loisel when she was grieving for more in her middle-class life. An example of Monsieur Loisel characterization is “She grieved incessantly‚ feeling that she had been born for all the little niceties and luxuries of living” (28). This story had taken place in Paris during the 19th century. In this example‚ the author uses characterization to show how Monsieur Loisel is comparing her dull life to a bright high class life which she wants. The main character‚ Monsieur Loisel‚ is wanting
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should return the difference in value of the original necklace and the replacement because even though Mathilde is not the richest girl‚ she still bought another diamond necklace and spent the next decade of her life attempting to pay off her debt. Mme. Forestier should return the difference value between the original necklace and the one that Mathilde bought as a replacement because Mathilde is poor. As said in the story
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELFISHNESS AND LACK OF SELF ACCEPTANCE AS SHOWN IN CARVER’S “ THE NEIGHBOURS” The fact that brings closer both terms selfishness and lack of self acceptance in terms of relationship will be the big concern of explaining how these concepts are related. Mostly‚ the source of task will be based on the original text “The neighbors” and other sources will also be taken as reference to support and explain the ideas extracted from the original text. In explaining this in details
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endlessly‚ feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury” (Guy de Maupassant‚ pg. 1). In this quote‚ it shows that Mme. Loisel has a quenching thirst for the splendours of luxury. Her desire for more is then embodied into the necklace when she wears it to the ball. This is because‚ at first when Mme. Loisel received the invitation‚ she broke down in tears. Mme. Loisel explained that since she had no fancy
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they are rich in love. Their love fills in for everything that they lack as far as materials possessions. On the other hand‚ “The Necklace” written by Guy de Maupassant in 1884 is about a poor couple as well. However‚ Mathilde and Monsieur are not the happiest couple. Mathilde feels as though she needs and deserves more material possessions. She relies on her husband to buy her things and he takes all her mental abuse. Both stories might have similar themes however; the wives’ characters‚
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magnitude of the event Mme Loisel desired to have the finest apparel‚ and portrayed the lifestyle of a rich clerk. While Mme Loisel prepared for the event her husband purchased a new dress and borrowed necklace from her neighbor. In the meantime‚ due to her dishonesty she lost the necklace‚ and spent the next ten years of her life working to pay off the value of the borrowed necklace‚ in reality the necklace was plastic and of little regard to the loaner. In the End Mme Loisel covetous desperation to
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