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The Gift of the Magi Book Unit – Part 4

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This book unit will be provided in four blog posts.

The posts will include:

vocabulary comprehension

constructed response questions writing project

This packet contains printables for the writing project.

I hope your students enjoy using this book study.

The Gift of the Magi

By William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)

Genre ~ Classics & Short Stories

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.1

Lexile Measure®: 940L

Simplified Version

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.9

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Project

1. Have students select one famous couple. The couple may be nonfictional

historical couples or fictional ones from literature.

2. Printables are provided for the following couples:

The Little Mermaid and the Prince

Romeo and Juliet

Beauty and the Beast

Mark Anthony and Cleopatra

Lancelot and Guinevere

John Smith and Pocahontas

Robin Hood and Maid Marian

Napoleon and Josephine

John and Abigail Adams

Helen of Troy and Paris

3. If you randomly assign the couples, students might need to do a little research

to learn enough to complete the project.

4. Students will rewrite the story of The Gift of the Magi with the famous couple

as the two main characters of the story. Be sure students include the following

elements in the revised story:

What is the setting of the story based on the new characters?

From whose perspective is the story going to be told?

What would be the most prized possession of each character? What

would each character give up for the person s/he loves?

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Printable

The next pages can be printed back-to-front to form a card fold organizer for

students to write their stories. The plain lined page goes in the center of the

card. Both color and black lined options are provided for the reverse side

(outside) of the organizer.

If students need additional

writing space, the lined printable

may be printed back-to-front and

inserted in the center of the

“card.” You can add as many

pages as needed forming a book.

The pages will need to be stapled

down the center fold line.

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The Little Mermaid and the Prince

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The Little Mermaid and the Prince

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Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet

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Beauty and the Beast

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The Beast and Belle

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Mark Anthony and Cleopatra

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Mark Anthony and Cleopatra

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Lancelot and Guinevere

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Lancelot and Guinevere

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John Smith and Pocahontas

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John Smith and Pocahontas

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Robin Hood and Maid Marian

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Robin Hood and Maid Marian

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Napoleon and Josephine

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Napoleon and Josephine

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John and Abigail Adams

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John and Abigail Adams

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Helen of Troy and Paris

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