1. Today’s Checklist  Warm-up – point of view  Minds on magic numbers  “The Gift of the Magi” reading  Short story stations activity  *During the stations activity, please leave your RAFT plans out on your desk*

2. Minds on…Magic numbers  What is the significance of the numbers… 1 3 7  Do you have a lucky number?

3. Literary devices in The Necklace  Irony  The irony is situational  The Loisels spend years paying for what turns out to be a worthless necklace  Mathilde had borrowed the necklace to be seen as more beautiful and winds up losing her looks completely  The life that Mathilde has after losing the necklace makes her old life seem luxurious  She borrows Madame Forestier’s necklace to give the appearance of having more money than she really does, only to then lose what she does have

4. Short story stations  With a partner, spend approximately five minutes at each station  Complete the activities, then rotate clockwise to the next station  Take up as a class  “The Gift of the Magi” “The Gift of the Magi”

5. RAFT Practice  With a partner, brainstorm one of the following RAFT examples RoleAudienceFormatTopic ScreenwriterFilm producerPitchWhich actors should play the narrator and the old man? Monsieur LoiselA friend, family member LetterThe incident of the necklace