The Bet: Full Lesson Plan w/ PowerPoints & Graphic Organizers
- Grades
- Grades 9–12
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- ELA, Literature
- Topic
- The Bet, Chekhov
- Resource types
- Lesson Plans, Presentations, Graphic Organizers
- Answer key
- Included
- Standards
- RL.9.1
Product description
From the author
Teach Anton Chekhov’s The Bet with a lesson plan, reading worksheet, literary organizers and PowerPoints. Supply the story text separately.
The worksheet includes previewing, vocabulary, ten reading questions, plot analysis and a critical-thinking writing task. The PDF key completes the ten reading questions; other responses remain open. Eight literary decks and fifteen reusable organizers support selected teaching focuses.
The bundle includes editable Word and PowerPoint files alongside PDFs, a peer-evaluation sheet and bonus discussion, reading and poster materials. Use the plan for whole-class reading, paired discussion or selected independent work.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Identify the elements of plot in a short story
Identify and apply literary terms related to theme
Answer inference questions about the banker and the lawyer in complete sentences, including why the banker does not withdraw the bet and what his intention reveals about his character
Teaching tips
Follow the planned sequence: introduce literary terms, discuss the anticipatory statements, read with oral cloze, pause for Questions For Thought, then use a plot or theme organizer.
Use the three anticipatory statements about money, happiness and personal values as a standalone bell-ringer or an introduction to the story.
Organizer layouts vary. Choose a plot or theme format for this lesson and adapt the Word version if students need different prompts or definition support.
Skills covered
Plot and theme analysis - the plan's own objectives name identifying plot elements and applying theme-related terms, worked through the Universal Plot Diagram and the Theme Chart in group work.
Reading fluency - guided practice uses oral cloze, where the teacher reads aloud and drops strategic words for the class to supply, alternating with choral reading of shorter paragraphs.
Inference from a narrative - students explain motives and support judgments about the banker and lawyer with details from the story.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
What text does the unit work from?
Anton Chekhov's short story "The Bet". The lesson plan lists "The Bet text by Anton Chekhov and The Bet Worksheet" among the materials to have ready, and its preview step is marked as applying only if the resource is used with a textbook or anthology, so the unit is designed to sit alongside the copy of the story a class already uses.
How much of the worksheet does the marked copy cover?
The ten Questions For Thought are answered in full, from the gloomy autumn-night mood at the opening to the banker's contempt for himself at the close. The prediction, K-W-L chart, vocabulary sentences, Literary Focus and Critical Thinking sections stay open, because each depends on the individual student's response.
Are the graphic organizers specific to this story?
They are text-neutral by design. The fifteen organizers use varied layouts, prompts and definition support and can be reused with other short stories. The lesson plan singles out the Universal Plot Diagram and the Theme Chart as the two to use with this text.
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Standards
Standards
- RL.9.1
Core concepts
Core concepts
Plot structure
Theme
Characterization
Symbolism
Reading comprehension
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