Teaching Frank Stockton’s popular cliffhanger “The Lady or the Tiger?”? Looking for a way to help students analyze the story? Practice close reading for tone, mood, theme, and more with this “The Lady or the Tiger?” Lesson Plan.
Created with the reluctant learner in mind, these visually appealing pages will help students break down various aspects of this popular short story. Use some or all of these handouts as part of your short stories unit.
What’s included in** “The Lady or the Tiger?” Lesson Plan: **
- Vocabulary
- Reading questions
- Topics and Theme: includes blank & scaffolded versions
- Writing extensions
Skills covered include:
- Tone/Mood
- Foreshadowing
- Setting
- Characterization
- Point of View
Topics for theme development paragraph:
- Determination vs. free will
- Barbarism vs. Progressiveness
- Trust vs. Betrayal
Writing Extension Prompts:
- Change perspectives
- Continue the story
- Analyze the king’s justice system
- includes sample rubric
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