Saki (H. H. Munro)
Lesson plans for "The Open Window" and "The Interlopers"

How Ironic!
This lesson will introduce students to the concept of irony. Verbal, situational, and dramatic irony will be defined, but the focus of the lesson is situational irony. This lesson is designed for 9th grade and will work well with both "The Interlopers" and "The Open Window."

"The Interlopers"
Text of the story.

"The Interlopers"
Students compare the story's feud to that of the Hatfields and McCoys in U. S.

"The Interlopers"
Worksheet, critical essay.

"The Open Window"
Follow the links to listen to an audio file OR to listen and read at the same time.

"The Open Window"
Worksheet, vocabulary practice, and a link to an online text of the story.

"The Open Window"
After listening to part of the story and reading all of it, students explain the motives and behaviors of the two main characters; retell the story in summary form; identify the protagonist, the antagonist, irony, foreshadowing, and the conflict; and define vocabulary words.