Cover Freytag's Triangle and examine Anton Chekhov's "The Bet" in this third lesson plan in a series of fourteen based around short stories. Learners take a quiz and discuss Freytag's triangle. They apply the triangle to "The Bet" and discuss the text in depth. To close, learners determine the message, purpose, and theme of the story.

Concepts

short stories, elements of a short story, plot, plot elements, Vocabulary, literary elements, anton chekhov

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Classroom Considerations

• The quiz is not solely about vocabulary, and your class will need to be familiar with Freytag's Triangle before taking it; you may wish to revise the quiz for your class

Pros

• Comes with necessary materials (quiz, discussion questions, printout of Freytag's Triangle)
• Requires pupils to work collaboratively and independently

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.10a RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.10a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a