THE NECKLACE By Guy de Maupassant VOCABULARY dowry

THE NECKLACE By Guy de Maupassant

VOCABULARY • dowry • Rueful • dowdy • chic • resplendent • disheveled • profound

DOWRY • Property that a woman brought to her husband at marriage

RUEFUL • Feeling sorrow or regret

DOWDY • shabby

CHIC • fashionable

RESPLENDENT • Shining brightly

DISHEVELED • Disarranged and untidy

PROFOUNDLY • Deeply and intensely

• Best known short story writer GUY DE MAUPASSANT • Likes to include surprising twists and turns of life • Became quite wealthy but died depressed and in ill health

WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE? Great beauty and many admirers A peaceful and secure life

PREDICTION • She was the prettiest woman there – resplendent, graceful, beaming, and deliriously happy. All the men looked at her, asked who she was, tried to get themselves introduced to her. All the minister’s aides wanted to waltz with her. The minister himself noticed her. • What do you think this story may be about?

TAG – YOU’RE IT • Read along with the audio recording. • When I stop the recording, be ready to read the next sentence out loud. • The Necklace

IRONY Irony is the contrast between an appearance or an expectation about something and the reality of that thing. Irony also often involves some form of deceit, duplicity, or hypocrisy, be it intentional or accidental.

QUICK WRITE • How important is status? What would you do to gain popularity?

WHAT DOES MADAME LOISEL DO TO GAIN POPULARITY?