The Monkey's Paw Owner's Manual - Halloween Short Story Activity - W.W. Jacobs

Wrap up your thrilling journey through "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs with a bang! This is the perfect activity to not only ensure your students truly grasp the short story, but also unleash their boundless creativity.

Your students dive back into the text, but this time, it's a whole new adventure. It's a fantastic way to reinforce their comprehension and at the same time, supercharge their creative writing skills! 

Here’s what you’ll get:

✅ Teacher guide

✅ Student directions + rubric

✅ Booklet Pages that include:

• Origin Story
• Monkey’s Paw Diagram
• Caring for the Monkey’s Paw
• Directions for Making Wishes
• Warning
• About the Previous Owners
• Your Wish… And Consequence!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Brittany S. said, “This is a must-have for reading "The Monkey's Paw." Students will love getting to do this project! The pages give students a unique perspective and creative options. Love it!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Mia S. said, “My students absolutely LOVED this project! I was trying to find a unique way to assess my students instead of giving them another boring, multiple choice test. This allowed them to tap into their creative juices at the same time as me being able to see what they learned from the text. Thank you for such an awesome resource! A++++”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Evan T. said, “‘The Monkey's Paw’ is one of my students favorite short story especially because of this resource. This resource helped my students understand the subject; they were engaged, and the work was easy for them to accomplish. Thank you!”

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Purchase the The Monkey’s Paw One Week Unit Plan Bundle to get this resource plus The Monkey’s Paw Figurative Language Mazes, The Monkey’s Paw Text Questions + Vocabulary, and more!

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