Day 20 Lesson Plan: Mysteries of The Curio Shop

the curio shop

Today’s lesson keeps us deep in William Kotzwinkle’s The Curio Shop. Students will wrap up the questions they began yesterday, then move on to a fresh set of prompts that focus on the elements of fiction.

1. Silent Reading – 15 Minutes

As always, we’ll begin with quiet reading time. Students should log an important detail from their novels in their reading logs.

2. Finish Yesterday’s Questions on The Curio Shop

Students complete the responses they began yesterday. Encourage them to check for clarity and completeness.

3. Additional Questions on the Elements of Fiction

Once students finish, they’ll move on to the following three questions, designed to help them dig deeper into the short story:

  1. Character – How does the main character’s perception of the shop change throughout the story, and what does this reveal about his character?

  2. Setting – In what ways does the description of the shop itself contribute to the mood and meaning of the story? Provide examples.

  3. Theme – What central idea or theme emerges from the events of the story, and how do the characters and setting work together to develop this theme?

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