The monkey's paw

The Monkey's Paw (1901)by William Wymark Jacobs Story copied from the Wikisource. Below, a Spoken Word Version. Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire…

These are the actual "Monkey's Paw" lesson plans I used. They were great.

"On a wet and windy night, John White, along with his wife and son, Herbert, await the arrival of an old friend, Sergeant Morris, who has been stationed in India for several years and has just recently returned home. When the guest arrives, the conversation soon turns to the mysteries of India

The Monkey's Paw Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library

Teaching The Monkey’s Paw short story is a middle school teacher favorite because it offers chilling opportunities to teach various literary elements!